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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
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A Low-Carbon Recovery Can Create Jobs and Boost Indonesia’s Economy

  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • coal
  • coronavirus
  • economy
  • energy
  • forest
  • Indonesia
  • low carbon development
  • palm oil
  • renewable energy
A green stimulus can help Indonesia build back better from COVID-19. Photo by Henry Sudarman/Flickr.
  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • coal
  • coronavirus
  • economy
  • energy
  • forest
  • Indonesia
  • low carbon development
  • palm oil
  • renewable energy
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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
  • business
  • business opportunity
  • sustainable business

Indonesia Is Reducing Deforestation, but Problem Areas Remain

  • deforestation
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • peatland
Tree cover loss in Indonesia declined for the second year in a row in 2018, but problem areas remain in some provinces. Photo by Josh Estey/AusAID
  • deforestation
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • peatland
Forest and peat fires in Riau, Indonesia. Photo by Julius Lawalata/WRI
  • Fires
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil
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WRI Indonesia’s team in a tree planting offset project in West Java, March 2019. Photo credit: WRI Indonesia
  • sustainability initiative
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Flight Decisions Matter for Climate Change

  • Cities & Transport
  • sustainability initiative
For years, airlines have experimented with biofuels, aiming to reduce both carbon emissions and their reliance on fossil fuels. It’s been a turbulent journey buffeted by inconsistent investment and the periodic lure of cheap oil. (Bloomberg/The Jakarta Post/File)
  • Cities & Transport
  • sustainability initiative

Too Many Cities Are Growing Out Rather than Up. 3 Reasons That’s a Problem

  • cities
  • governance
  • poverty
  • urban development
Informal settlements at the edge of Mumbai, India. Photo by Johnny Miller/Unequal Scenes
  • cities
  • governance
  • poverty
  • urban development
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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
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Low-Carbon Growth Is a $26 Trillion Opportunity. Here Are 4 Ways to Seize It.

  • business opportunity
  • business risk
  • climate change
  • economics
  • investment
Solar panels and wind turbines. Photo by Kenueone/Pixabay
  • business opportunity
  • business risk
  • climate change
  • economics
  • investment

Long, winding road for indigenous rights

  • indigenous people
  • Indonesia
  • land rights
  • indigenous people
  • Indonesia
  • land rights

For Indigenous Peoples, Losing Land Can Mean Losing Lives

  • human rights
  • indigenous people
  • land rights
  • land tenure
  • poverty
  • human rights
  • indigenous people
  • land rights
  • land tenure
  • poverty

Global Forest Watch GLAD Alerts Help Protect Sumatra’s Leuser Rainforest Ecosystem

  • deforestasi
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • Indonesia
  • Pengawasan Hutan Global (GFW)
  • deforestasi
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • Indonesia
  • Pengawasan Hutan Global (GFW)

Intensification by Smallholder Farmers Is Key To Achieving Indonesia’s Palm Oil Targets

  • Forests & Land Use
  • commoditites
  • Indonesia
  • palm oil
  • sustainable agriculture
  • Forests & Land Use
  • commoditites
  • Indonesia
  • palm oil
  • sustainable agriculture

Photo Essay: How Climate Change Affects the Urban Poor in India and Indonesia

  • Cities & Transport
  • adaptation
  • cities
  • climate change
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Cities & Transport
  • adaptation
  • cities
  • climate change
  • India
  • Indonesia

The First Step of Transforming Indonesia’s Peatland Governance: Know Where the Peat Is

  • Climate
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesian Peat Prize
  • peat
  • peatland
  • Climate
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesian Peat Prize
  • peat
  • peatland
Life at WRI Indonesia

End of Year and Rainy Season: The Best Time to Play Monopoly

  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • timber
  • Life at WRI Indonesia
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • timber
  • Life at WRI Indonesia

Indonesia Has a Carrot to End Illegal Logging; Now It Needs a Stick

  • deforestation
  • Indonesia
  • timber
  • deforestation
  • Indonesia
  • timber
  • fire
  • forests
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • peat
  • peatland