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    Explainer Finding Cities fires Forests Insights
    Finance
    Insights
    March 12, 2024

    Can “Biodiversity Credits” Boost Conservation?

    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    • Climate
    • Finance
    A herd of elephants crosses the Luangwa River in Zambia
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    • Climate
    • Finance
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    March 6, 2024

    How "Complete Streets" Are Creating Safer, More Sustainable Cities in Brazil

    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    People cross the street in Belo Horizonte
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    Forests
    Insights
    February 29, 2024

    Complex Supply Chains Are Still a Major Barrier to Ending Deforestation

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • data
    • agriculture
    • forest products
    • corporate sustainability
    • commodities
    Plantation worker watching as a truck unloads freshly harvested oil palm branches.
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • data
    • agriculture
    • forest products
    • corporate sustainability
    • commodities
    Cities
    Insights
    December 14, 2023

    Post-pandemic, Public Transport Needs to Get Back on Track to Meet Global Climate Goals

    • Cities
    • public transit
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • electric mobility
    • National Climate Action
    People board a city tram next to a tall apartment building in Antalya, Turkey.
    • Cities
    • public transit
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • electric mobility
    • National Climate Action
    Cities
    Insights
    December 6, 2023

    Mobility-as-a-Service Platforms: A New Trend in Low-carbon Transport

    • Urban Mobility
    • Electric Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Integrated Transport
    A woman holds onto a yellow shared bicycle.
    • Urban Mobility
    • Electric Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Integrated Transport
    Cities
    Insights
    November 28, 2023

    Southeast Asian Cities Have Some of the Most Polluted Air in the World. El Niño Is Making it Worse

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    People in Jakarta wait for a train while wearing face masks to reduce air pollution exposure
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    Forests
    Europe
    Insights
    November 21, 2023

    Timber Harvesting and Climate Change Are Depleting Europe's Mature Forests

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • forest products
    A bulldozer harvests timber in a tall, lush pine forest.
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • forest products
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    November 7, 2023

    From Minibuses to “Boda Bodas,” Informal Transport Systems Could Be an Untapped Climate Change Solution

    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • Integrated Transport
    Passengers on a busy Bangkok street ride on colorful three-wheeled tuk-tuks.
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • Integrated Transport
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    September 21, 2023

    The State of Electric School Bus Adoption in the US

    • Cities
    • electric mobility
    • transportation
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
    School bus USA
    • Cities
    • electric mobility
    • transportation
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    September 7, 2023

    From Ethiopia’s Highlands to India’s Villages, How Faith Organizations Are Restoring the World’s Forests

    • Forests
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Equity
    A small white church with a cross on top is perched on a steep mountainside encircled by trees.
    • Forests
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Equity
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    August 30, 2023

    What to Watch at the First Africa Climate Summit

    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP28
    Rooftop solar panels in Kenya
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP28
    Forests
    Insights
    August 29, 2023

    Les Dernières Données Disponibles Confirment que les Feux de Forêts Se Multiplient

    • deforestation
    • fires
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate science
    Forest fire in Borneo, Indonesia
    • deforestation
    • fires
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate science
    Forests
    Insights
    August 29, 2023

    The Latest Data Confirms: Forest Fires Are Getting Worse

    • deforestation
    • fires
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate science
    Forest fire in Borneo, Indonesia
    • deforestation
    • fires
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate science
    Cities
    Insights
    August 10, 2023

    As the Earth Gets Hotter, Can Our Cities Get Cooler?

    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • nature-based solutions
    A line of tourists await the use of the fountain at the base of Rome’s Spanish Steps to cool off.
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • nature-based solutions
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 19, 2023

    Ending Deforestation in the Amazon Can Grow Brazil’s GDP — But That’s Not the Only Reason to Do It

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Climate
    Silhouette of a man standing in a river surrounded by trees in the Amazon rainforest.
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Climate
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    June 9, 2023

    5 Ways Wildfires Affect People Near and Far

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • Climate
    • Cities
    Women wear masks in New York City after Canadian wildfire causes dangerous air pollution
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • Climate
    • Cities
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 3, 2023

    EVs Could Create Thousands of Jobs in Michigan and Revitalize Its Auto Industry

    • U.S. Climate
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    A man works on an electric vehicle in an auto repair shop
    • U.S. Climate
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    Forests
    Insights
    April 14, 2023

    Restoring Degraded Forests Could Bring Back Lost Rainfall, Cooler Temperatures

    • Forests
    • restoration
    • nature-based solutions
    • deforestation
    • Freshwater
    • Climate
    Men planting a tree.
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • nature-based solutions
    • deforestation
    • Freshwater
    • Climate
    Climate
    Insights
    March 9, 2023

    5 Shifts to Transform Transportation Systems and Meet Climate Goals

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • Urban Mobility
    The VLT train inRio de Janeiro, Brazil is one of the city’s central modes of transport.
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • Urban Mobility
    Food
    Insights
    December 20, 2022

    The World Is Growing More Crops — but Not for Food

    • agriculture
    • Forests
    Rice paddies
    • agriculture
    • Forests

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