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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

3 Steps to Scaling Up Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation

  • Ocean
  • Climate
  • adaptation
  • climate
  • coast ecosystems
Mangroves – which improve climate resilience and protect from coastal flooding – are one example of a nature-based solution with vast economic and climate benefits. Photo by Pat Williams/Flickr
  • Ocean
  • Climate
  • adaptation
  • climate
  • coast ecosystems
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8 Ways to Rebuild a Stronger Ocean Economy After COVID-19

  • coronavirus
  • economics
  • fisheries
  • food
  • marine
  • oceans
Building a more resilient blue economy after COVID-19 will be crucial to millions of people, including mariners. Photo by Nick Kocharhook/Flickr
  • coronavirus
  • economics
  • fisheries
  • food
  • marine
  • oceans
The impact of COVID-19 greatly affects food and nutrition security. As we build back better, we must also “grow back better” to improve food and land use systems. Photo credit to Masahiro Ihara/Flickr
  • food
  • food loss
Get creative with fruits and vegetables that are past their prime. Photo by Max Delsid/Unsplash
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  • food loss
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Beef production has an outsized climate impact compared to other foods. Photo by SDA Natural Resources Conservation Service/Wikimedia Commons
  • creating a sustainable food future
  • food
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Making Food Production and Land Use More Sustainable Could Yield $2.3 Trillion in Economic Benefits

  • deforestation
  • degraded land
  • economic valuation
  • food
  • forest products
  • land rights
  • land tenure
  • landscape restoration
Harvesting oil palm in Indonesia. Photo by Aul Rah/Flickr
  • deforestation
  • degraded land
  • economic valuation
  • food
  • forest products
  • land rights
  • land tenure
  • landscape restoration
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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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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

We’ve Woken Up to Plastic Waste. Is Food Waste Next?

  • creating a sustainable food future
  • food
  • food loss
  • food security
  • food waste
Rotten fruits.
  • creating a sustainable food future
  • food
  • food loss
  • food security
  • food waste

Q&A: What Is the Future of Green Building?

  • cities
  • energy efficiency
  • sustainable cities
  • cities
  • energy efficiency
  • sustainable cities

Choose or Lose: Why Gisele and I Are Shifting to a Sustainable Diet

  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • food
  • food loss
  • food security
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • food
  • food loss
  • food security

Sustainable Diets: What You Need to Know in 12 Charts

  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • food
  • food security
  • water
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • food
  • food security
  • water

Rethinking the Buffet: 3 Things Hotels Can Do Now to Reduce Food Waste

  • food
  • food loss
  • food security
  • food waste
Food buffet.
  • food
  • food loss
  • food security
  • food waste
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This Flavor-Packed Burger Saves As Many Emissions As Taking 2 Million Cars Off the Road

  • agriculture
  • creating a sustainable food future
  • food
  • food security
  • agriculture
  • creating a sustainable food future
  • food
  • food security

The View from the Bus: Better Transportation Means Better Lives

  • Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
  • sustainable cities
  • transport
  • transportation
  • Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
  • sustainable cities
  • transport
  • transportation

3 Reasons City Dwellers Should Care About Forests

  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • climate
  • forest
  • hutan
  • iklim
  • kota berkelanjutan
  • sustainable cities
  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • climate
  • forest
  • hutan
  • iklim
  • kota berkelanjutan
  • sustainable cities