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    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
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    January 11, 2022

    5 actions pour garantir que la foresterie communautaire marche en République du Congo

    • forest monitoring
    • Forests
    • forest products
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Sunset over the Sangha River in Bomassa, Republic of Congo.
    • forest monitoring
    • Forests
    • forest products
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    January 11, 2022

    5 Actions to Ensure Community Forestry Works in the Republic of Congo

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • forest products
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Sunset over the Sangha River in Bomassa, Republic of Congo.
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • forest products
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    October 4, 2021

    Entrepreneurs Need Funding to Restore Africa's Degraded Land

    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • COP26
    Caroline Kariuki, CEO of Kenya's GreenPot Enterprises, with one of her employees at a bamboo nursery. The company's bamboo helps farmers restore degraded land and make extra income.
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • COP26
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    October 4, 2021

    Les entrepreneurs ont besoin de financement pour restaurer les terres dégradées de l'Afrique

    • restoration
    • agriculture
    Caroline Kariuki, CEO of Kenya's GreenPot Enterprises, with one of her employees at a bamboo nursery. The company's bamboo helps farmers restore degraded land and make extra income.
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    July 26, 2021

    Integrated Planning Helps Kenya Close its Energy Access Gap

    • Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • Energy Access
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Kenya village
    • Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • Energy Access
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    June 25, 2021

    3 Strategies for Water-Wise Development in Ethiopia

    • Water Security
    • water risk
    • Climate
    • agriculture
    People drive herds of oxen and sheep great distances to water them at this reservoir.
    • Water Security
    • water risk
    • Climate
    • agriculture
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 21, 2021

    Rosario, Argentina Uses Urban Farming to Tackle Economic and Climate Crises

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    • agriculture
    A man sits and plants new plants in his garden.
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    • agriculture
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    May 27, 2021

    In Nairobi, Residents Redesign Public Spaces to Build Flood Resilience

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    Nairobi residents redesign public spaces to build flood resilience
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    May 13, 2021

    In Monterrey, Mexico, a University’s Tragedy Sparks a Citywide Turnaround

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    Monterrey, Mexico residents enjoying the open streets of the monthly Callejero event.
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    Cities
    Asia
    News
    March 17, 2021

    RELEASE: National governments can reap $12 trillion in returns, create millions of new jobs, reduce emissions through low-carbon investments in cities

    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    • Equity & Governance
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    • Equity & Governance
    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
    Latin America
    News
    October 7, 2020

    RELEASE: New Study Reveals Mining in the Amazon Threatens 20% of Indigenous Lands

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Brazil nut producer, Peru
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    News
    October 7, 2020

    COMUNICADO: Nuevo estudio revela que la minería en el Amazonas amenaza al 20 % de las tierras indígenas

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Brazil nut producer, Peru
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    News
    September 30, 2020

    ADVISORY: Embargoed WRI Press Call: Mining Threatens Indigenous Communities Across the Amazon

    • Equity & Governance
    • deforestation
    • environmental justice
    • pollution
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    • deforestation
    • environmental justice
    • pollution
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    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
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 13, 2020

    Going Low-Carbon Can Help Brazil Build Back Better

    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • Climate Resilience
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • low carbon development
    A Brazilian flag in front of a city.
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • Climate Resilience
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • low carbon development
    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
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    July 29, 2020

    Missing Links Between Electricity Access and Development Priorities in Africa

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • sustainable development goals
    • electric grid
    • development
    • agriculture
    • health
    • low carbon development
    Nurses care for newborns at a maternity hospital in Sierra Leone. Photo by Dominic Chavez/World Bank.
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • sustainable development goals
    • electric grid
    • development
    • agriculture
    • health
    • low carbon development
    Food
    Africa
    Insights
    June 11, 2020

    Africa’s Restoration Entrepreneurs Aid in COVID-19 Response

    • Forests
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • restoration
    A man working on a farm.
    • Forests
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • restoration

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