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    South America Uganda Zambia Africa Latin America Insights
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    April 26, 2021

    Las comunidades del Gran Chaco Americano se están organizando para resistir el cambio climático

    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • floods
    • climate impacts
    A woman holding a tablet to take photos of an outdoor region.
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • floods
    • climate impacts
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    April 26, 2021

    Communities in South America's Gran Chaco Are Organizing to Withstand Climate Change

    • Climate
    • floods
    • climate impacts
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    A woman holding a tablet to take photos of an outdoor region.
    • Climate
    • floods
    • climate impacts
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    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
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    February 3, 2021

    Energy Access Is Key to Sub-Saharan Africa's Economic Recovery

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • electric grid
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • health
    • renewable energy
    A young South African woman holds up a cloth face mask next to a sewing machine.
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • electric grid
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • health
    • renewable energy
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    September 16, 2019

    For Rural Communities, Protecting Land Is a Better Investment than Deforestation

    • Food
    • Forests
    • land use
    • agriculture
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    In India's Narmada District, legal recognition of communities' land rights have enabled villages to invest in sustainable, more productive land management. Photo by...
    • Food
    • Forests
    • land use
    • agriculture
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    May 7, 2019

    PODCAST: Why Securing Land Rights for Indigenous People Can Accelerate Sustainable Development

    • podcasts
    • Sustainable Development Goal 10
    • sustainable development goals
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Small forestry in the Peruvian Amazon.
    • podcasts
    • Sustainable Development Goal 10
    • sustainable development goals
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    June 21, 2018

    PODCAST: How an App Saves Chimpanzees in Uganda

    • forest monitoring
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Rangers using Forest Watcher.
    • forest monitoring
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    Asia Africa
    Insights
    September 26, 2017

    Forest Watcher Brings Data Straight to Environmental Defenders

    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Rangers checking Forest Watcher. Photo by Lilian Pintea
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 7, 2017

    Indigenous Communities Fend Off Invaders in the Peruvian Amazon

    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Settlement seen from the Ucayali River in Peru.
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    March 22, 2017

    USAID Climate Action Is a Great Investment for the United States

    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    Flooded street in Jakarta, Indonesia
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    Forests
    Africa Latin America
    Insights
    January 25, 2016

    Forest Loss Pushes Far Beyond Plantation Boundaries in South America, Africa

    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Orangutans at Camp Leakey, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 22, 2015

    After Paris, Making Good on Climate Commitments Requires Good Governance

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • public participation
    • UNFCCC
    Eiffel Tower
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • public participation
    • UNFCCC
    Food
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 6, 2015

    ¿Cuánta selva tropical hay en esa barra de chocolate?

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • GHG emissions
    • Food
    Foto por Everjean/Flickr.
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • GHG emissions
    • Food
    Equity & Governance
    Africa Latin America North America
    Insights
    March 21, 2014

    5 Overlooked Deforestation Hotspots

    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • commodities
    Marahoué National Park in the Ivory Coast has lost 93% of its forest cover between 2002 and 2008. Photo credit: jbdodane, Flickr 2013
    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • commodities
    Climate
    Asia Africa Latin America North America
    Insights
    September 26, 2013

    The New Climate Economics

    • Economics
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    In recent years, a series of extreme weather events have caused immense damage. Photo credit: Wayne Stadler, Flickr
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Asia Latin America North America
    Insights
    July 26, 2013

    Timeline: A Look at Extreme Weather and Climate Events in 2013

    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • greenhouse gases
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 7, 2013

    6 Lessons Brazilian Cities Learned from Greenhouse Gas Inventories

    • Cities
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • Cities
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Insights
    May 31, 2013

    Improving Freedom of Information in Uganda

    • Equity & Governance
    • environmental democracy
    • extractive industries
    • freedom of information
    • fossil fuels
    • public participation
    • Equity & Governance
    • environmental democracy
    • extractive industries
    • freedom of information
    • fossil fuels
    • public participation
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    May 23, 2013

    Turning Climate Action into a Reality

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Equity
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Equity
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • Climate Resilience

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