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Red Alert: 3 Strategies for Reducing Toxic Ozone Pollution

  • air quality
  • pollution
  • air quality
  • pollution

5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

  • cities
  • climate change
  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable urban mobility
  • urban development
The DistritoTec project in Monterrey, Mexico is drawing people back to a denser, safer and livable inner city. Photo by Tecnológico de Monterrey
  • cities
  • climate change
  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable urban mobility
  • urban development
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Climate Action Must Progress Far Faster to Achieve 1.5 C Goal

  • Climate
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • climate science
  • deforestation
  • electricity
  • forest
  • industry
  • Paris Agreement
  • renewable energy
  • Climate
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  • climate change
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  • electricity
  • forest
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  • Paris Agreement
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How to Build a Circular Economy

  • Cities & Transport
  • business
  • emissions
  • food waste
  • green economy
  • greenhouse gasses (GHG)
  • natural resources
  • sustainability initiative
  • sustainable business
A circular economy can help mitigate the climate crisis, and makes social and financial sense. Photo by Aaron Minnick | WRI.
  • Cities & Transport
  • business
  • emissions
  • food waste
  • green economy
  • greenhouse gasses (GHG)
  • natural resources
  • sustainability initiative
  • sustainable business

Collaboration on Nature-Based Solutions is Key to Resilient City Infrastructure

  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable cities initiative
  • urban development
Departments that work together on projects and use natural infrastructure, like the Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park in Singapore, can achieve a variety of benefits. Photo by Stefano/Flickr.
  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable cities initiative
  • urban development

4 Benefits of Participatory Tree Mapping for Jakarta's Development

  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • green infrastructure
  • low carbon cities
  • sustainable cities
Pepohonan di tengah kota Jakarta. Kredit foto: ssopian88/pixabay
  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • green infrastructure
  • low carbon cities
  • sustainable cities

Biking Provides a Critical Lifeline During the Coronavirus Crisis

  • coronavirus
  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable urban mobility
  • transport
An emergency bike lane in Bogotá, Colombia, March 2020. Photo by Gabriel Leonardo Guerrero Bermudez/iStock
  • coronavirus
  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable urban mobility
  • transport
Hutan Gambut di Taman Nasional Sebangau, Kalimantan Tengah, yang ludes terbakar pada akhir 2015. Kalau tata kelola buruk dan gambut sampai rusak atau kering, ancaman kebakaran dan banjir pun selalu mengintai. Foto: Sapariah Saturi/ Mongabay Indonesia
  • Climate
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The Coronavirus Pandemic Could Give Business Leaders a Broader Mandate for Sustainability

  • business
  • business opportunity
  • sustainable business
The COVID-19 crisis could be a turning point for business. Photo by Cicero Group/Flickr
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  • sustainable business

The Causes and Effects of Soil Erosion, and How to Prevent It

  • agriculture
  • degraded land
  • food security
  • restorasi hutan
Areas of Indonesia are at high risk of erosion, which can threaten agricultural productivity. Photo by Danumurthi Mahendra/USAID
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  • food security
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Climate Change Poses an Existential Risk to Ocean Industries. Here’s How They Can Respond.

  • adaptation
  • climate
  • climate change
  • coral reefs
  • fisheries
  • marine
  • oceans
Reef diver off Chagos Islands in Indian Ocean. Photo by Mark Spalding/Flickr
  • adaptation
  • climate
  • climate change
  • coral reefs
  • fisheries
  • marine
  • oceans

Beyond Swidden Agriculture: Rethinking Approach to Fires

  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • Fires
  • forest
An officer is trying to extinguish fire in Kalimantan. Photo Credit: CIFOR
  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • Fires
  • forest
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6 Recent Signs of Hope for the Ocean

  • biodiversity
  • coral reefs
  • oceans
Coral reef at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by US Fish and Wildlife Service/Flickr
  • biodiversity
  • coral reefs
  • oceans
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  • climate
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3 Charts Explain One of the Most Overlooked Opportunities to Address Climate Change and Poverty

  • air quality
  • climate change
  • pollution
  • poverty
  • sustainable development goals
Air conditioning units in Hong Kong. Flickr/Niall Kennedy
  • air quality
  • climate change
  • pollution
  • poverty
  • sustainable development goals

Places to Watch: 3 Forests Experiencing Rapid Clearing Right Now

  • agriculture
  • biodiversity
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • palm oil
  • agriculture
  • biodiversity
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • palm oil
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Can Housing Be Affordable Without Being Efficient?

  • sustainable cities
Minha Casa, Minha Vida affordable housing project in Brazil. Photo by Paulomedford/Wikimedia Commons
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The World Is Burning. Here Are 5 Things Companies Should Do About It.

  • business
  • climate change
  • corporate sustainability
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • Paris Agreement
Wildfires in California. Photo by Stuart Palley/U.S. Forest Service
  • business
  • climate change
  • corporate sustainability
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • Paris Agreement