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    Latin America Insights
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 26, 2015

    Oportunidade Histórica

    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • COP21
    Para atingir a meta de 2ºC será necessária uma radical e urgente descarbonização da economia mundial. Fonte: Michael Mazengarb/Flickr
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • COP21
    Food
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 6, 2015

    How Much Rainforest Is in That Chocolate Bar?

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • GHG emissions
    • Food
    Photo by Everjean/Flickr.
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • GHG emissions
    • Food
    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
    Climate
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    July 3, 2015

    What the U.S.-Brazil Joint Statement on Climate Change Means for the World

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    President Dilma Rousseff. Photo by Roberto Stuckert Filho/PR
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 9, 2015

    Zooming In: “Sustainable” Cocoa Producer Destroys Pristine Forest in Peru

    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Land cleared to make way for United Cacao’s 2,000 hectare (5,000 acre) plantation. Photo by Mongabay
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    May 7, 2015

    Carlos Nobre: 2015 is Crucial for the Future

    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • COP21
    <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/45423546@N07/5660184703/">CIFOR</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • COP21
    Forests
    North America Africa Latin America
    Insights
    May 6, 2015

    Forests Housing Rare and Endangered Species Lost 1.2 Million Hectares of Trees Since 2001

    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    Whooping crane chick. Photo by International Crane Foundation/Wikimedia Commons
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    April 1, 2015

    Building a More Competitive Mexico City Through Energy Efficiency

    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • transportation
    Mexico City skyline. Photo by Storkholm Photography/Flickr.
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • transportation
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    March 24, 2015

    3 Ways Sao Paulo's Companies Helped Curb Traffic Congestion

    • public transit
    • transportation
    Sao Paulo is partnering with private companies to reduce the number of cars on the road, making streets more people-oriented. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil
    • public transit
    • transportation
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    March 23, 2015

    4 Inspirations for Sustainable Transport from Rio de Janeiro

    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • transportation
    BRT in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo by Benoit Colin/EMBARQ.
    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • transportation
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    March 18, 2015

    3 Ways to Tackle the Global Problem of Insecure Land Rights

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    When land rights are weak, indigenous peoples can lose access to critical resources like forests. Photo by rbairdpccam/Flickr
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    February 3, 2015

    Transport Plays a Key Role in Urban Air Quality

    • public transit
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • road safety
    • health
    • transportation
    Transport plays a growing role in both the global climate and public health in cities like Londrina, Brazil. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil.
    • public transit
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • road safety
    • health
    • transportation
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 9, 2015

    6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Andrew Steer presented 2015's Stories to Watch before a packed house at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bill Dugan/WRI
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 19, 2014

    Expanding Climate Finance in Latin America and the Caribbean

    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • COP20
    Despite difficult negotiations in Lima, discussions signaled the positive outlook among development banks for expanding climate finance in Latin America and the Caribbean. Photo by Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • COP20
    Climate
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    December 10, 2014

    3 Promising Pathways to Finance Sustainable Cities

    • Cities
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • COP20
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • Paris Agreement
    • transportation
    Leaders at COP20 can explore a range of sources for financing low-carbon urban development including multilateral investment banks, private investors, and innovative initatives like the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions or climate-themed bonds. (Mexico City, Mexico) Photo by Boris G/Flickr.
    • Cities
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • COP20
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • Paris Agreement
    • transportation
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    December 9, 2014

    Building BRICS in Restoration—The China-Brazil Landscape Restoration Exchange

    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Forests
    More than half of Brazil's native vegetation grows on private land. (Brazil) Photo by monocletophat123/Flickr.
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 8, 2014

    Monitoring Forest Change in Latin America with Terra-i

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    Shampuyacu, Peru (Photo by Bruno Locatelli/CIFOR)
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch

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