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    Africa Latin America housing infrastructure land rights Insights
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    January 6, 2023

    Indigenous Forests Are Some of the Amazon’s Last Carbon Sinks

    • land rights
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Man in a canoe in Ecuador's Amazon forest
    • land rights
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 12, 2021

    3 Ways to Scale Up Nature-Based Solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean

    • infrastructure
    • natural infrastructure
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    A river flowing at the base of a large mountain in Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras
    • infrastructure
    • natural infrastructure
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 30, 2021

    Improving Water Security Helps Reduce the Gender Gap in Mexico City

    • Forests
    • Gender
    • drought
    • infrastructure
    • water risk
    A woman selling snacks from a cart in the middle of a busy plaza in Mexico City.
    • Forests
    • Gender
    • drought
    • infrastructure
    • water risk
    Cities
    Africa Latin America
    Insights
    December 18, 2020

    Developing Cities Need Cash. Land Value Capture Can Help

    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • land use
    • development
    • Finance
    • Urban Development
    People walk on and around an outdoor escalator at a train station in Shenzhen.
    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • land use
    • development
    • Finance
    • Urban Development
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 8, 2020

    COVID-19, Rising Gold Prices and Illegal Mining Threaten Indigenous Lands in the Amazon

    • coronavirus
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Mining for gold in South America
    • coronavirus
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 5, 2020

    A Fairer and More Sustainable Post-COVID World in Latin America

    • biking
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • infrastructure
    • sanitation
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • transportation
    • Freshwater
    Silhouette of a person with a bicycle overlooking Belo Horizonte's skyline. Photo by Mariana Gil/WRI.
    • biking
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • infrastructure
    • sanitation
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • transportation
    • Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    May 1, 2019

    Goldman Prize Winner Alfred Brownell Stopped Palm Oil Companies from Destroying Liberian Forests

    • Environmental Rights
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • environmental justice
    • land rights
    • low carbon development
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Alfred Brownell on a street in Boston, Massachusetts
    • Environmental Rights
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • environmental justice
    • land rights
    • low carbon development
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    July 13, 2018

    Disaster-Focused Headlines from the Congo Often Hide Signs of Progress

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Ilanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    July 11, 2018

    As Indigenous Groups Wait Decades for Land Titles, Companies Are Acquiring Their Territories

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • commodities
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Shipibo-Konibo
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • commodities
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Insights
    March 20, 2018

    Women Get Shortchanged in Commercial Land Deals—Despite National Commitments to Gender Equality

    • Equity & Governance
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • Gender
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Woman in Tanzania.
    • Equity & Governance
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • Gender
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 11, 2017

    Land Ruling Threatens Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples and Climate Commitments

    • Forests
    • National Climate Action
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    view of Chapada Diamantina in Brazil
    • Forests
    • National Climate Action
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    July 12, 2017

    Confronting the Urban Housing Gap

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • housing
    • Equity & Governance
    • Urban Development
    Informal housing in Dhaka, Bangladesh
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • housing
    • Equity & Governance
    • Urban Development
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 19, 2017

    Indigenous Rights Must Be Protected During Brazil’s Political Crisis

    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    4,000 indigenous activists demonstrated for their rights in April.
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 23, 2016

    Brazil’s Proposed Environmental Laws Would Weaken Indigenous Rights, Forfeit Billions in Economic Benefits

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Yudja man in Amazon forest
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 7, 2016

    Protecting Indigenous Land Rights Makes Good Economic Sense

    • deforestation
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    River in Colombia
    • deforestation
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    July 28, 2016

    Why Are Women Left Out of Land Decisions, Despite Gender Equity Laws?

    • Equity & Governance
    • Gender
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Indigenous women, Philippines
    • Equity & Governance
    • Gender
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    March 8, 2016

    Death of Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres Underscores the Need for Environmental Democracy

    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • poverty
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Berta Cáceres works with the people of Rio Blanco to set up a road blockade in protest of a dam.
    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • poverty
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 4, 2015

    Community Forests: Good for the Environment, Good for the Economy

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Forests
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    The Yudja are one of many indigenous groups who call the Brazilian Amazon home. Photo by André D’elia
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Forests
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights

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