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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.
  • 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

The Causes and Effects of Soil Erosion, and How to Prevent It

  • agriculture
  • degraded land
  • food security
  • restorasi hutan
Areas of Indonesia are at high risk of erosion, which can threaten agricultural productivity. Photo by Danumurthi Mahendra/USAID
  • agriculture
  • degraded land
  • food security
  • restorasi hutan

Peatlands Must Stay Wet

  • forest restoration
  • lahan gambut
  • peat
  • restorasi hutan
Abdul Manan, memperbaiki sekat kanal, kala Presiden Joko Widodo, datang ke Desa Sungai Tohor, Riau, akhir November 2014. Warga berupaya menahan air agar tak lepas dengan membuat sekat-sekat di kanal. Kredit foto: Indra Nugraha/ Mongabay Indonesia
  • forest restoration
  • lahan gambut
  • peat
  • restorasi hutan

'Picking Up Sinking Wood': Indigenous Villages and Reality

  • forest
  • indigenous people
The laws and regulations on recognition of indigenous communities and their right to land is deemed to fail without the buy-in from the communities themselves. Photo credit: Mario Munthe for WRI Indonesia
  • forest
  • indigenous people

Why Private Forests Should Not Be Neglected

  • forest
  • indigenous people
Into the wild: Subayang River, which parts the Bukit Rimbang Bukit Baling Wildlife Sanctuary, has seen numerous conflicts of interests between forest administrators and local stakeholders. (The Jakarta Post/Tarko Sudiarno)
  • forest
  • indigenous people
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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

The Vision of Social Forestry in South Sumatera

  • indigenous people
Presiden Joko Widodo menyerahkan sertifikat hak atas tanah kepada masyarakat di berbagai provinsi. Kredit foto: Sekretaris Kabinet RI
  • indigenous people

Quo Vadis Social Forestry

  • forest
  • indigenous people
Menteri Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan Siti Nurbaya memberikan sambutan dalam penyerahan SK Perhutanan Sosial di Taman Wisata Alam Punti Kayu, Palembang. Kredit foto: WRI Indonesia
  • forest
  • indigenous people

Forest are of Immense Value to Cities

  • Cities & Transport
  • kota berkelanjutan
  • kota rendah karbon
  • Cities & Transport
  • kota berkelanjutan
  • kota rendah karbon
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Potential Restoration for Degraded Land

  • forest
  • restorasi hutan
  • forest
  • restorasi hutan

The Number of Cases and Victims of Human-Elephant Conflict in Aceh

  • deforestasi
  • restorasi hutan
  • deforestasi
  • restorasi hutan
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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
  • sustainable cities
Insights
A man canoeing in Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Flickr/Julien Harneis
  • climate change
  • forest
  • indigenous people