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    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    June 9, 2023

    Poor Air Quality Isn’t the Only Way Wildfires Affect Cities

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • Climate
    • Cities
    Women wear masks in New York City after Canadian wildfire causes dangerous air pollution
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • Climate
    • Cities
    Forests
    Update
    June 6, 2023

    Higher-Res Data Set Now Shows Trees Inside and Outside Forests Across the Tropics

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • global forest watch
    aerial view of car on rainforest road
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    Update
    June 6, 2023

    Un conjunto nuevo de datos de mayor resolución muestra ahora los árboles dentro y fuera de los bosques tropicales

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • global forest watch
    aerial view of car on rainforest road
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    Update
    June 6, 2023

    Des ensembles de données de plus haute résolution montrent désormais les arbres à l’intérieur et à l’extérieur des forêts à travers les Tropiques.

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • global forest watch
    aerial view of car on rainforest road
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • global forest watch
    Cities
    Outcomes
    June 5, 2023

    Bogotá Reduces Traffic Accidents, Inspires National Speed Limit

    • Top Outcome: 2022
    Street in Bogota, Colombia
    • Top Outcome: 2022
    Equity
    Outcomes
    June 5, 2023

    Indonesia’s Indigenous People Secure Forest and Land Rights

    • Top Outcome: 2022
    • land rights
    West Papua
    • Top Outcome: 2022
    • land rights
    Food
    Outcomes
    June 5, 2023

    IKEA Becomes First Global Company to Halve Food Waste

    • Top Outcome: 2022
    Ikea cafeteria
    • Top Outcome: 2022
    Cities
    Outcomes
    June 5, 2023

    Ethiopia Saves Hundreds of Lives by Improving Road Safety

    • Top Outcome: 2022
    Street in Ethiopia
    • Top Outcome: 2022
    Forests
    Outcomes
    June 2, 2023

    Kochi, India Adopts Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilience

    • Top Outcome: 2022
    • nature-based solutions
    • Climate Resilience
    Planting trees in Kochi, India
    • Top Outcome: 2022
    • nature-based solutions
    • Climate Resilience
    Cities
    Outcomes
    June 2, 2023

    New York Becomes First U.S. State to Adopt Statewide Electric School Bus Mandate

    • Top Outcome: 2022
    • electric mobility
    School buses near tower in New York
    • Top Outcome: 2022
    • electric mobility
    Climate
    Outcomes
    June 2, 2023

    Loss and Damage Fund Created to Address Most Devastating Impacts of Climate Change

    • Top Outcome: 2022
    • COP27
    • climate change
    African woman with seaweed
    • Top Outcome: 2022
    • COP27
    • climate change
    Energy
    Outcomes
    June 2, 2023

    Rural Health Clinics Gain Reliable Power through Clean Energy

    • Top Outcome: 2022
    • Clean Energy
    • health
    Healthcare workers near solar panel in India
    • Top Outcome: 2022
    • Clean Energy
    • health
    Finance
    Outcomes
    June 2, 2023

    Fiji Adopts a National Climate Finance Strategy

    • Top Outcome: 2022
    • adaptation finance
    Fiji
    • Top Outcome: 2022
    • adaptation finance
    Climate
    Outcomes
    June 2, 2023

    China Elevates Climate Adaptation on National Agenda

    • Top Outcome: 2022
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation finance
    Trees on barren mountains in China’s Hebei province
    • Top Outcome: 2022
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation finance
    Climate
    Insights
    June 1, 2023

    What Is the "Global Stocktake" and How Can It Accelerate Climate Action?

    • Paris Agreement
    • International Climate Action
    • National Climate Action
    • NDC
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Planting mangroves.
    • Paris Agreement
    • International Climate Action
    • National Climate Action
    • NDC
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    May 31, 2023

    In India, New Solar Parks Can Either Uproot or Uplift Landless Workers

    • renewable energy
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Agricultural workers tend crops outside the Pavagada solar park fence.
    • renewable energy
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Equity
    North America
    Update
    May 30, 2023

    The Electric School Bus Series: How Austin's School Board Resolution Created a Path for Cleaner Rides for Kids

    • Equity
    • electric school bus series
    Shot of the back of a school bus
    • Equity
    • electric school bus series
    Forests
    Africa
    Technical Perspectives
    May 30, 2023

    Landscape Restoration Is Complex, But Multi-Stakeholder Platforms Can Help

    • restoration
    • landscapes
    People gather to assess the African landscape.
    • restoration
    • landscapes

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