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    mapping Insights
    Forests
    Insights
    June 2, 2020

    We Lost a Football Pitch of Primary Rainforest Every 6 Seconds in 2019

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    Large logs sit on a truck bed in a forest concession in Ghana.
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    Forests
    Insights
    June 28, 2022

    36 Countries Are Gaining More Trees than They’re Losing

    • forest monitoring
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    • restoration
    Saplings in Ireland
    • forest monitoring
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    • restoration
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    January 17, 2022

    Mapping, Management, and Mitigation: How Peatlands Can Advance Climate Action in Southeast Asia

    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • mapping
    Peatland forest in Parupuk village, Katingan. Central Kalimantan.
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • mapping
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    March 9, 2021

    The Payoffs of Open Climate Data

    • Climate
    • data
    Ramani Huria workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
    • Climate
    • data
    Climate
    Insights
    October 8, 2020

    Leveraging the Ocean's Carbon Removal Potential

    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • restoration
    An ocean next to a cityscape.
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • restoration
    Food
    Africa
    Insights
    May 19, 2020

    Which Countries Are Most Vulnerable to Locust Swarms?

    • agriculture
    • food security
    • mapping
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • mapping
    Cities
    Insights
    February 25, 2020

    The Most Successful Air Pollution Treaty You’ve Never Heard Of

    • Equity & Governance
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    Scooter-riders with face masks in Hanoi, Vietnam
    • Equity & Governance
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    November 13, 2019

    To Fix City Slums, Don't Just Knock Them Down: Involve Residents in Upgrading Efforts

    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • housing
    • poverty
    • public participation
    View of one of the many informal settlements the city of Surabaya, Indonesia has upgraded since the 1960s with input and participation from residents. Photo by Peter Edelman.
    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • housing
    • poverty
    • public participation
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    September 4, 2019

    For the Millions of East Africans Who Need Electricity Most, Data Shows Renewable Energy Is a Viable – and Affordable – Solution

    • mapping
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Sustainable Development Goal 4
    • Sustainable Development Goal 7
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Electricity has far-reaching impacts on people's livelihoods. This Tanzanian tailor can sew at night thanks to solar power. Photo by Theo Steemers/USAID
    • mapping
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Sustainable Development Goal 4
    • Sustainable Development Goal 7
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Forests
    Insights
    June 10, 2019

    A New Tool Can Help Root Out Deforestation from Complex Supply Chains

    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Oil palm
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Forests
    Insights
    April 25, 2019

    The World Lost a Belgium-sized Area of Primary Rainforests Last Year

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    jungle forest trees
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 17, 2018

    4 Ways Cities Can Build More Climate-Resilient Neighborhoods

    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    community workshop in India
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 11, 2018

    Climate Change is Transforming Agriculture. Adaptation Must Be Transformative, Too.

    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    Coffee farmer in Nicaragua
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 10, 2018

    5 Ways to Turn Climate Adaptation Commitments into Action

    • Climate Resilience
    Ruined banana trees in Kerala
    • Climate Resilience
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 24, 2018

    Thanks to Climate Change, Oranges Are Becoming the New Coffee in Some Parts of Costa Rica

    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    Coffee farmer Don Luis explains incremental adaptation measures he’s undertaken, like planting new coffee varieties resistant to coffee leaf rust and introducing shade trees. Photo: Rebecca Carter/WRI
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    Asia
    Insights
    April 26, 2018

    Drop by Drop, Better Management Makes Dents in China’s Water Stress

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Yellow River, China
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Europe Asia
    Insights
    April 11, 2018

    It's Not Just Cape Town: 4 Shrinking Reservoirs to Watch

    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Al Massira dam, Morocco
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    February 15, 2018

    3 Things Cities Can Learn from Cape Town’s Impending “Day Zero” Water Shut-Off

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • mapping
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Cape Town, South Africa
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • mapping
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    February 7, 2018

    Visualizing a Warmer World: 10 Maps of Climate Vulnerability

    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • mapping
    Storm surge in New Orleans
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • mapping
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    January 29, 2018

    To Save Indonesia’s Carbon-Rich Peatlands, Start by Mapping Them

    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    Peat swamp forest in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • mapping

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