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    Forests natural infrastructure Paris Agreement Insights
    Climate
    Insights
    December 17, 2023

    Unpacking COP28: Key Outcomes from the Dubai Climate Talks, and What Comes Next

    • Paris Agreement
    • Climate Resilience
    • Finance
    • adaptation
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • COP28
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Closing of COP28 climate summit in Dubai
    • Paris Agreement
    • Climate Resilience
    • Finance
    • adaptation
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • COP28
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Forests
    Insights
    October 23, 2022

    Policies Underestimate Forests’ Full Effect on the Climate

    • Climate
    • deforestation
    • Paris Agreement
    • GHG emissions
    Amazon rainforest
    • Climate
    • deforestation
    • Paris Agreement
    • GHG emissions
    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
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    March 25, 2021

    4 Ways Indigenous and Community Lands Help Fight Climate Change

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • land rights
    • COP26
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • land rights
    • COP26
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    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
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    February 11, 2021

    Colombia Shows Leadership in the Race Against Climate Change

    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • COP26
    A cow grazes on a grassy hill, with forested hills in the misty background.
    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • COP26
    Climate
    Insights
    November 19, 2020

    Climate Action Must Progress Far Faster to Achieve 1.5 C Goal

    • electric mobility
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate science
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Forests
    • industry
    • renewable energy
    coal-fired power plant
    • electric mobility
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate science
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Forests
    • industry
    • renewable energy
    Cities
    Insights
    September 29, 2020

    Green Space: An Underestimated Tool to Create More Equal Cities

    • Climate Resilience
    • Forests
    • coronavirus
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • natural infrastructure
    • Urban Development
    People walking through a park.
    • Climate Resilience
    • Forests
    • coronavirus
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • natural infrastructure
    • Urban Development
    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 21, 2019

    Debunking Myths: 5 Things to Know About Green Infrastructure

    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 9
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    green infrastructure
    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 9
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    February 21, 2019

    Indonesia Reduces Deforestation, Norway to Pay Up

    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    Cyathea Papua Rain Forest Papua-Indonesia
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 18, 2018

    Restoring Rio de Janeiro’s Forests Could Save $79 Million in Water Treatment Costs

    • Freshwater
    • restoration
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Rio de Janeiro is surrounded by forested hills. Photo by Carlos Ortega/Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • restoration
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Forests
    Insights
    May 22, 2018

    Forests and Wetlands Are Water Infrastructure. New Green Bond Helps Finance Their Protection

    • Freshwater
    • green bonds
    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Forest watershed
    • Freshwater
    • green bonds
    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Forests
    Insights
    April 20, 2018

    Forests: The Cinderella of Climate Solutions

    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • Forests
    • restoration
    Elena Ringo's Illustration of Cinderella
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • Forests
    • restoration
    Forests
    Insights
    March 21, 2018

    3 Reasons City Dwellers Should Care About Forests

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • natural resources
    • Water Quality
    Forest in Brazil
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • natural resources
    • Water Quality
    Latin America
    Insights
    March 19, 2018

    Forests Will Protect Brazil, but Only If Brazil Protects Them

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • natural infrastructure
    Sede do Projeto Conservador das Aguas in Brazil
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • natural infrastructure
    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
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 2, 2017

    Unpacking the Complex Relationship Between Forests and Water Supply in Latin America

    • Freshwater
    • restoration
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    pasture in Costa Rica
    • Freshwater
    • restoration
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    July 31, 2017

    Without Forests, Jakarta's Water Situation Worsens

    • Freshwater
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    A flooded marketplace in Jakarta.
    • Freshwater
    • deforestation
    • 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

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