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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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Staying Below 2 Degrees of Global Warming

  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • forest
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6 Ways to Remove Carbon Pollution from the Sky

  • carbon
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • climate change
Expanding forests, restoring existing forests and managing forests can help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Photo by Miguel V/goodfreephotos.com
  • carbon
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • climate change

As Indigenous Groups Wait Decades for Land Titles, Companies Are Acquiring Their Territories

  • deforestation
  • forest
  • human rights
  • indigenous people
  • land rights
  • land tenure
  • natural resources
  • palm oil
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • human rights
  • indigenous people
  • land rights
  • land tenure
  • natural resources
  • palm oil

Taking Greenhouse Gases from the Sky: 7 Things to Know About Carbon Removal

  • Climate
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • emissions
  • forest
  • forest restoration
  • fossil fuels
  • Paris Agreement
  • renewable energy
  • Climate
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • emissions
  • forest
  • forest restoration
  • fossil fuels
  • Paris Agreement
  • renewable energy

Trial by Fire

Cultivating Accountability in REDD+

  • Brazil
  • degraded land
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • REDD
While the struggle to protect the Tripa peat forest will likely continue, it illustrates a positive message for Indonesia’s forests. Photo credit: CIFOR/Flickr
  • Brazil
  • degraded land
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • REDD

4 Reasons Assessing Governance Matters for Forests and People

  • forests
  • governance
  • REDD
  • transparency
Conducting an analysis of governance strengths and weaknesses can be a critical first step towards advancing forest governance reforms. Photo credit: World Bank/Flickr
  • forests
  • governance
  • REDD
  • transparency

New Study Highlights Opportunities and Challenges for Indonesia Forest Moratorium

  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • low carbon development
  • palm oil
  • REDD
In May, 2011, Indonesia put into effect a two-year moratorium on the award of new concessions for exploitation of natural forests and peat lands. Photo credit: WRI
  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • low carbon development
  • palm oil
  • REDD

Forests and REDD+ in COP17 Durban

  • Brazil
  • COP
  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • international climate policy
  • REDD
  • UNFCCC
Deforestation in Para, Brazil. The situations in Brazil and Indonesia should lend a sense of urgency and purpose to the climate negotiations in Durban, South Africa. Photo Credit: Leoffreitas/Flickr
  • Brazil
  • COP
  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • international climate policy
  • REDD
  • UNFCCC