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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
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Personalizing Carbon-Footprint from Our Travels to Mobilize Climate Action

  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • low carbon
  • low carbon cities
Different transport systems and use pattern lead to different emissions and offsetting potentials.Photo credit: WRI Indonesia
  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • low carbon
  • low carbon cities
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Budidaya laut di Papua Barat. Kredit foto: Ines Ayostina/WRI Indonesia
  • marine
  • oceans

3 Things to Consider Before Moving Indonesia's Capital from Jakarta

  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • water risk
Jakarta skyline. Flickr/Alex Hanoko
  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • water risk

3 Main Causes of Floods in Indonesia and How to Prevent Them

  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • deforestation
  • water
  • water risk
Sekitar 640.000 orang di Indonesia terdampak bencana banjir setiap tahunnya. Kredit foto: Pinot Dita/Flickr
  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • deforestation
  • water
  • water risk
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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
Insights

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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Sustainable management of mangroves is utilized as an ecotourism in Nusa Lembongan, Bali. Photo credit: Ines Ayostina/WRI Indonesia
  • Climate
  • carbon
  • oceans
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7 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2019

  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • adaptation
  • climate
  • climate agreement
  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • green economy
  • international climate policy
  • investment
A firefighter battles a fire along the Ronald Reagan Freeway, aka state Highway 118, in Simi Valley, Calif. Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP
  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • adaptation
  • climate
  • climate agreement
  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • green economy
  • international climate policy
  • investment

Forest are of Immense Value to Cities

  • Cities & Transport
  • kota berkelanjutan
  • kota rendah karbon
  • Cities & Transport
  • kota berkelanjutan
  • kota rendah karbon
Data

Reaching 3 Global Goals Means Major Change for Cities

  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • IPCC
  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • IPCC
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IPCC 1.5° Report: We Need to Build and Live Differently in Cities

  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • climate change
  • IPCC
  • low carbon cities
Wiping down rooftop solar panels in Mumbai. Flickr/The Climate Group
  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • climate change
  • IPCC
  • low carbon cities
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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
Insights

There's Only One Ocean. This Is Its Moment.

  • climate change
  • fisheries
  • oceans
Fisherpeople come in at sunset at Sergang Laut. Flickr/Haryadi B
  • climate change
  • fisheries
  • oceans
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Mangroves protect coastlines from storms, waves and erosion. Photo by patjosse/Pixabay
  • climate change
  • oceans
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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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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
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With Transportation Data, These Cities Became More Sustainable and Socially Inclusive

  • Cities & Transport
  • access to information
  • Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
  • transportation
Bus in Quito. Flickr/Malcolm K.
  • Cities & Transport
  • access to information
  • Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
  • transportation

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