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    North America natural resources Initiatives Insights
    Climate
    Initiatives
    August 15, 2019

    New Climate Economy

    Most of women covered by NHLP now have access to fresh vegetables for their meals and can even supply their surplus to be sold in the local market.
    Water
    North America
    Insights
    April 10, 2015

    California Sleepwalks into Water Crisis

    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • natural resources
    • U.S. policy
    • Water
    • water risk
    California's drought has dragged on for four years. Photo by Yana Edwin Murphy/Flickr
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • natural resources
    • U.S. policy
    • Water
    • water risk
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    July 15, 2014

    Tar Sands Threaten World’s Largest Boreal Forest

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • natural resources
    • fossil fuels
    Canada’s boreal forests feature mountain ranges; forested plains, bogs, and peatlands; coniferous and mixed forests; and millions of waterways. Photo credit: Ken Owen, Flickr
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • natural resources
    • fossil fuels
    Equity
    Africa North America
    Insights
    June 13, 2013

    Ending the "Resource Curse": Canada Commits to Make Mining More Transparent

    • Business
    • environmental democracy
    • extractive industries
    • natural resources
    • Business
    • environmental democracy
    • extractive industries
    • natural resources
    Food
    Africa North America Europe
    Insights
    June 6, 2013

    10 Ways to Cut Global Food Loss and Waste

    • creating a sustainable food future
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • natural resources
    • low carbon development
    • creating a sustainable food future
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • natural resources
    • low carbon development

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