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Clean Air under Jakarta's New Leadership

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Langit biru Jakarta
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Red Alert: 3 Strategies for Reducing Toxic Ozone Pollution

  • air quality
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  • air quality
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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

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.
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8 Ways to Rebuild a Stronger Ocean Economy After COVID-19

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  • fisheries
  • food
  • marine
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Building a more resilient blue economy after COVID-19 will be crucial to millions of people, including mariners. Photo by Nick Kocharhook/Flickr
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Raising Climate Ambition in the Time of COVID-19

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  • coronavirus
  • economics
  • investment
In the wake of COVID-19, we must identify recovery approaches that create jobs and economic growth, while building global resilience against climate change and other crises. Photo by HCC Public Information Office/Flickr.
  • Build Back Better
  • coronavirus
  • economics
  • investment

Déjà vu: Anticipating the Impacts of Economic Crisis on Indonesia’s Forests

  • Climate
  • Build Back Better
  • climate change
  • coronavirus
  • economics
  • forest
Protecting Indonesia's forests will provide an important contribution to Indonesia's ability to adapt to the climate change already in train. Photo by Yusuf Ahmad for WRI Indonesia
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  • coronavirus
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Too Many Cities Are Growing Out Rather than Up. 3 Reasons That’s a Problem

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  • poverty
  • urban development
Informal settlements at the edge of Mumbai, India. Photo by Johnny Miller/Unequal Scenes
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Reaching 3 Global Goals Means Major Change for Cities

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Curbing Climate Change and Preventing Deaths from Air Pollution Go Hand-in-Hand

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  • Paris Agreement
Curbing short-lived climate pollutants can also reduce air pollution-related deaths. Photo by Nicolò Lazzati/Global Panorama/Flickr
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3 Charts Explain One of the Most Overlooked Opportunities to Address Climate Change and Poverty

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  • sustainable development goals
Air conditioning units in Hong Kong. Flickr/Niall Kennedy
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Low-Carbon Growth Is a $26 Trillion Opportunity. Here Are 4 Ways to Seize It.

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Solar panels and wind turbines. Photo by Kenueone/Pixabay
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Why 2018 Is the Year for Business to Step Up Climate Action

  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • business
  • economics
  • World Economic Forum
  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • business
  • economics
  • World Economic Forum

Moving Beyond “Take, Make, Waste”: Developing Cities Show the Possibilities of the Circular Economy

  • Cities & Transport
  • economy
  • sustainable cities
  • urban development
  • Cities & Transport
  • economy
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  • urban development

3 Steps for Tackling Food Loss and Waste

  • Climate
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • economics
  • food loss
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  • hunger
Rotten fruits.
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3 Steps to a Zero-Carbon Future

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  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • economics
  • green infrastructure
  • investment
  • Paris Agreement
  • sustainable development goals
  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
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  • investment
  • Paris Agreement
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Bad Air to Better Oceans: 6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2018

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  • Climate
  • air quality
  • climate change
  • forest restoration
  • international climate policy
  • oceans
  • oil and gas
  • Paris Agreement
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  • water risk
  • water stress
  • Forests & Land Use
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