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Mapping, Management, and Mitigation: How Peatlands Can Advance Climate Action in Southeast Asia

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Despite playing a major role in climate action, peatlands have been deforested and drained for agricultural lands. Photo credit: Nanang Sujana/CIFOR
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How to Build a Circular Economy

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A circular economy can help mitigate the climate crisis, and makes social and financial sense. Photo by Aaron Minnick | WRI.
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Collaboration on Nature-Based Solutions is Key to Resilient City Infrastructure

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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.
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The Ocean Genome Helps Fight Disease: Here's How We Save It

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Ocean ecosystems are rich sources of compounds used in medicine. Photo by Bob Embley/NOAA.
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WRI Indonesia’s team in a tree planting offset project in West Java, March 2019. Photo credit: WRI Indonesia
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Coastal Communities in Kaimana. Photo credit: Ines Ayostina/WRI
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Flight Decisions Matter for Climate Change

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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)
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Integrating Public Transport Networks to Overcome Jakarta Traffic Congestion

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

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  • Indonesia
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PODCAST: Peat, Peat Mapping and Indonesian Peat Prize

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What Indonesia Doesn’t Know About Peatlands Could Undermine its Climate Goals

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Peat swamp forests of the Katingan Peatland Reserve in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo by James Anderson/WRI
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