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    North America Air Quality development restoration Data Insights
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    October 12, 2023

    Ways the US Can Electrify Its Public Fleets, from City Buses to Garbage Trucks

    • electric mobility
    • Clean Energy
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Air Quality
    A blue and yellow city bus with the words "clean energy bus" on the side driving in downtown New York.
    • electric mobility
    • Clean Energy
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Air Quality
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    January 13, 2022

    5 Ways US States Can Get More Electric School Buses on the Road

    • electric mobility
    • net-zero emissions
    • Climate
    • Air Quality
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Schools
    Electric school buses in the US
    • electric mobility
    • net-zero emissions
    • Climate
    • Air Quality
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Schools
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 20, 2021

    7 Policy Proposals to Restore US Trees: How Do They Compare?

    • restoration
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • carbon removal
    Trees in the morning in Kalaloch, WA, USA.
    • restoration
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • carbon removal
    Finance
    North America
    Insights
    January 28, 2021

    4 Climate Finance Priorities for the Biden Administration

    • Climate
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • development
    • climate change
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • multilateral development banks
    View of the White House and surrounding Washington, D.C. streets from above.
    • Climate
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • development
    • climate change
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • multilateral development banks
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 23, 2020

    3 Ways President Biden and Congress Can Restore US Forests

    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • U.S. policy
    Pine trees in Rampart Lakes at dawn.
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • U.S. policy
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    October 22, 2020

    Bringing New Life to Fallen Urban Trees

    • circular economy
    • Economics
    • health
    • restoration
    • illegal logging
    • Climate
    A pile of logs in a forest.
    • circular economy
    • Economics
    • health
    • restoration
    • illegal logging
    • Climate
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    July 7, 2020

    LA’s Time To Lead A Fair, Strong And Clean COVID-19 Recovery

    • Air Quality
    • coronavirus
    • Economics
    Los Angeles Traffic
    • Air Quality
    • coronavirus
    • Economics
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    April 6, 2020

    Want to Help the US Economy? Rethink the Trillion Trees Act

    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • coronavirus
    • climate policy
    • restoration
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Planting trees with Nature Conservancy
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • coronavirus
    • climate policy
    • restoration
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 12, 2020

    How and Where to Plant 60 Billion Trees in the US

    • U.S. Climate
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • restoration
    U.S. Forest Service ranger walking in a timber area in Pisgah National Forest
    • U.S. Climate
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • restoration
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    November 1, 2018

    Investors Think They Can Make Money Reducing Wildfire Risk. A Forest Restoration Project in Yuba, CA Puts this Idea into Practice.

    • Finance
    • fires
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Learning about forest resilience with rangers. Photo: Leah Schleifer
    • Finance
    • fires
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 28, 2018

    Unlocking Climate Action: When Nations, States and Cities Reinforce Each Other, Everybody Wins

    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • climate policy
    • restoration
    Biking in Copenhagen. Flickr/Mikael Colville Andersen
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • climate policy
    • restoration
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    September 18, 2017

    As Wildfires Scorch U.S. Forests, Forest Resilience Bond Blazes a New Trail

    • fires
    • restoration
    • Freshwater
    Firefighter in Arizona.
    • fires
    • restoration
    • Freshwater
    Forests
    Europe Asia North America
    Insights
    March 21, 2016

    3 Cities Taking Urban Forestry to the Next Level

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Forests
    • Urban Development
    Cherry blossoms in Washington, DC park
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Forests
    • Urban Development
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    January 20, 2016

    Zooming In: The Real Reasons for Tree Cover Loss and Gain in Minnesota’s Oak Savanna

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • restoration
    Oak trees in Minnesota.
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • restoration
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    August 10, 2015

    Getting Governors on Board with Landscape Restoration

    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Subnational programs on restoration, like Richardson’s River Ecosystem Restoration Initiative, can be found across the globe. Photo by Public Affairs/Flickr
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    July 9, 2015

    Forest Landscape Restoration Is More than Planting Trees: 3 Case Studies from the Western US

    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Restored forest lands in northern Oregon bring benefits to people and nature.
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    June 25, 2015

    Clear Waters: Restoring Fish, Culture and Land in Central Oregon

    • aquaculture
    • fisheries
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Oxbow Conservation area. (Oregon, United States) Photo by Aaron Reuben/IUCN.
    • aquaculture
    • fisheries
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    June 22, 2015

    New Fuel Efficiency Standards for Airplanes, Trucks Can Help US Meet Climate Goals

    • Air Quality
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • pollution
    • U.S. policy
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    • Air Quality
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • pollution
    • U.S. policy
    Cities
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    June 3, 2014

    Demystifying Transit-Oriented Development

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Energy Access
    • GHG emissions
    • health
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Transit-oriented development strategies can help urban areas develop sustainably, uniting land use, transport planning, and urban design to create more people-oriented cities. Pictured: Small businesses and pedestrians at a hub near Mexico City’s Metrobús bus rapid transit (BRT) system. Photo credit: Justin Swan/Flickr
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Energy Access
    • GHG emissions
    • health
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    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

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