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    Forests Africa North America Energy natural infrastructure
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    August 30, 2023

    What to Watch at the First Africa Climate Summit

    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP28
    Rooftop solar panels in Kenya
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP28
    Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    January 26, 2023

    4 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2023

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • stories to watch
    People dressed in warm clothes on bicycles carrying reusable shopping bags.
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • stories to watch
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    April 22, 2021

    Restoring Ethiopia's Ecosystems Can Support Livelihoods and COVID-19 Recovery

    • coronavirus
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    A degraded landscape in Ethiopia under a cloudy sky.
    • coronavirus
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    March 3, 2021

    The Upstream Battle to Protect Drinking Water in North Carolina

    • Freshwater
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    A small lake with trees in the background in North Carolina's Triangle region
    • Freshwater
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    May 16, 2017

    When Improving America’s Infrastructure, Don’t Forget Forests

    • Freshwater
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Watershed
    • Freshwater
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    October 27, 2016

    U.S. Cities Go to the Source to Protect Drinking Water

    • Freshwater
    • U.S. policy
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    Many communities in the U.S. West depend on such sources for drinking water. Photo by Kara DiFrancesco.
    • Freshwater
    • U.S. policy
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    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
    Africa
    Outcomes
    November 26, 2014

    Global Forest Landscape Restoration Target Set, National Contributions Announced

    • restoration
    • Top Outcome: 2014
    Planting in village of Minwhoho, Lekle, Cameroon
    • restoration
    • Top Outcome: 2014
    Climate
    Asia Africa
    Insights
    September 2, 2014

    5 Reasons To Watch NYC’s Climate Summit

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Finance
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Business
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    UN headquarters in New York City (Photo credit United Nations)
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Finance
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Business
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    January 22, 2014

    7 Stories to Watch in 2014

    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • fossil fuels
    • deforestation
    • Air Quality
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • U.S. policy
    As host of the 2014 World Cup, all eyes will be on Brazil's cities to see how they deal with their sustainability challenges and opportunities. Photo credit: Crystal Davis, WRI
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • fossil fuels
    • deforestation
    • Air Quality
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • U.S. policy
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    October 14, 2013

    Need Clean Water? Invest in Nature

    • Freshwater
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    Incorporating strategically secured networks of forests can complement existing “built” infrastructure, reduce water-management costs, and effectively secure clean drinking water. Photo credit: Christopher Schoenbohm, Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa North America
    Insights
    January 18, 2013

    6 Top Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2013

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. policy
    Forests
    North America
    Research
    March 31, 2011

    Forests at Work

    North America
    Data
    February 25, 2011

    Watersheds of the Southern United States

    • natural infrastructure
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • wetlands
    • Water Quality
    • natural infrastructure
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • wetlands
    • Water Quality
    Forests
    North America
    Data
    February 25, 2011

    Forests and Water: Green Infrastructure Can Be Less Expensive Than Gray Infrastructure

    • natural infrastructure
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • wetlands
    • natural infrastructure
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • wetlands
    Forests
    North America
    Research
    January 28, 2011

    Keeping Forest as Forest

    North America
    Data
    November 18, 2010

    The South's Last Wild Forests Face Human Pressures

    • natural infrastructure
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • protected areas
    • deforestation
    • natural infrastructure
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • protected areas
    • deforestation

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