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    Insights
    July 15, 2020

    A Low-Carbon Recovery Can Create Jobs and Boost Indonesia’s Economy

    • Climate
    • coronavirus
    • fossil fuels
    • Economics
    • development
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • low carbon development
    • commodities
    • renewable energy
    Aerial view of people and goods in a busy Jakarta street market. Photo by Henry Sudarman/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • coronavirus
    • fossil fuels
    • Economics
    • development
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • low carbon development
    • commodities
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    July 7, 2020

    Chile's Enhanced Climate Plan Sets an Example for Other Countries

    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • Freshwater
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    The buildings and roads of Santiago with the Andes mountains in the background.
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • Freshwater
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    Forests
    Insights
    March 7, 2019

    California Made Headlines, but 5 Other U.S. States Also Broke Wildfire Records in 2018

    • fires
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • climate change
    • Forests
    Yosemite wildfire
    • fires
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • climate change
    • Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 25, 2018

    Help for São Paulo’s Complex Water Woes: Protect and Restore Forests

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Climate Resilience
    • Water Security
    • drought
    • Cities
    • restoration
    The Atibainha reservoir in Cantareira System in São Paulo during drought.
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Climate Resilience
    • Water Security
    • drought
    • Cities
    • restoration
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 21, 2018

    In Brazil’s Drought-ravaged Caatinga Ecosystem, Small Farmers Know Best

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • restoration
    The landscape of Caatinga, the semi-arid but extraordinarily biodiverse region of Brazil
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • restoration
    Climate
    Insights
    March 19, 2018

    Taking Greenhouse Gases from the Sky: 7 Things to Know About Carbon Removal

    • Energy
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • GHG emissions
    • restoration
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Cleared land in Costa Rica
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • GHG emissions
    • restoration
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    March 13, 2018

    This Man Wants to Pull 60,000 Rwandans Out of Poverty by Planting Trees

    • deforestation
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Planting trees in Rwanda
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Insights
    January 16, 2018

    Bad Air to Better Oceans: 6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2018

    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • stories to watch
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • stories to watch
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    Africa
    Insights
    October 24, 2017

    A River Lined with Smoke: Charcoal and Forest Loss in the Democratic Republic of Congo

    • Forests
    • fossil fuels
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    A woman holding a fuel efficient stove
    • Forests
    • fossil fuels
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    Insights
    September 11, 2017

    Forests and SDGs: Taking a Second Look

    • Forests
    • sustainable development goals
    Wild fruit in Amazonia
    • Forests
    • sustainable development goals
    Forests
    Insights
    August 31, 2016

    At the World Conservation Congress, 3 Growing Signs of Hope for Forests and Wildlife

    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • restoration
    • sustainable development goals
    Gardener in Indonesia
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • restoration
    • sustainable development goals
    Equity & Governance
    News
    September 25, 2015

    WRI Calls SDGs "A Bold New Agenda For International Development"

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Forests
    Insights
    September 22, 2015

    Our Fraying Ecosystems

    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    Between 2001 and 2014, the world lost on average 18 million hectares of tree cover per year (an area twice the size of Portugal). Photo by bdodane/Flickr.
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    Climate
    Insights
    May 19, 2015

    Getting It Right: A New Global Model to Tackle Poverty and Climate Change

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Finance
    • climate policy
    • poverty
    • sustainable development goals
    • COP21
    Photo Credit: U.S. Mission to the United Nations at Rome
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Finance
    • climate policy
    • poverty
    • sustainable development goals
    • COP21
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 9, 2015

    6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Andrew Steer presented 2015's Stories to Watch before a packed house at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bill Dugan/WRI
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 6, 2014

    Três Mapas que Ajudam a Explicar a Crise da Água em São Paulo, Brasil

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • global forest watch
    • water risk
    São Paulo, Brasil. Fonte: Fernando Stankuns/Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • global forest watch
    • water risk
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 4, 2014

    3 Maps Help Explain São Paulo, Brazil’s Water Crisis

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • water risk
    São Paulo, Brazil and neighboring states are experiencing the worst drought to hit the region in the past 80 years. Photo credit: Fernando Stankuns, Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 19, 2014

    Ecuador Shows Why Communities and the Climate Need Strong Forest Rights

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • extractive industries
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • fossil fuels
    The impacts of oil extraction in Ecuador show why secure community forest rights are necessary to protect livelihoods and the environment. Photo credit: Tomas Munita, CIFOR
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • extractive industries
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • fossil fuels

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