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How Emerging Economies Can Pursue Green Recoveries

  • climate
  • coronavirus
  • forest restoration
  • green economy
Photo credit: Ricky Martin/CIFOR
  • climate
  • coronavirus
  • forest restoration
  • green economy

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

5 Pillars for a Green and Resilient Recovery from COVID-19

  • coronavirus
  • economy
Woman in face mask on subway. Photo by Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels
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A Low-Carbon Recovery Can Create Jobs and Boost Indonesia’s Economy

  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • coal
  • coronavirus
  • economy
  • energy
  • forest
  • Indonesia
  • low carbon development
  • palm oil
  • renewable energy
A green stimulus can help Indonesia build back better from COVID-19. Photo by Henry Sudarman/Flickr.
  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
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  • coronavirus
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  • energy
  • forest
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4 Investments to Secure Ocean Health and Wealth

  • coronavirus
  • economy
  • fisheries
  • food
  • oceans
Sustainable, ocean-based investments can yield a number of benefits for economies, communities, businesses and households. Photo by Knut Troim/Unsplash
  • coronavirus
  • economy
  • fisheries
  • food
  • oceans

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

Biking Provides a Critical Lifeline During the Coronavirus Crisis

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  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable urban mobility
  • transport
An emergency bike lane in Bogotá, Colombia, March 2020. Photo by Gabriel Leonardo Guerrero Bermudez/iStock
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8 Ways to Rebuild a Stronger Ocean Economy After COVID-19

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  • 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
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Raising Climate Ambition in the Time of COVID-19

  • Build Back Better
  • coronavirus
  • economics
  • investment
In the wake of COVID-19, we must identify recovery approaches that create jobs and economic growth, while building global resilience against climate change and other crises. Photo by HCC Public Information Office/Flickr.
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The Ocean Genome Helps Fight Disease: Here's How We Save It

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  • coronavirus
  • equity
  • international climate policy
  • oceans
Ocean ecosystems are rich sources of compounds used in medicine. Photo by Bob Embley/NOAA.
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  • coronavirus
  • equity
  • international climate policy
  • oceans

Déjà vu: Anticipating the Impacts of Economic Crisis on Indonesia’s Forests

  • Climate
  • Build Back Better
  • climate change
  • coronavirus
  • economics
  • forest
Protecting Indonesia's forests will provide an important contribution to Indonesia's ability to adapt to the climate change already in train. Photo by Yusuf Ahmad for WRI Indonesia
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  • coronavirus
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Build Back Better: Fighting the Pandemic and Individual Emissions Together

  • Cities & Transport
  • Build Back Better
  • coronavirus
  • emissions
By avoiding travel and staying at home, we fight the coronavirus pandemic and reducing individual emissions at the same time. Photo by Brian Wangenheim/Unsplash
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Responding to Coronavirus: Low-carbon Investments Can Help Economies Recover

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  • low carbon
  • low carbon cities
  • low carbon development
Taking bold climate action, such as increasing renewable energy capacity, can stimulate economic growth while reducing air pollution. Photo by Hahaheditor12667/Wikimedia Commons
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  • low carbon cities
  • low carbon development

Indonesia Is Reducing Deforestation, but Problem Areas Remain

  • deforestation
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • peatland
Tree cover loss in Indonesia declined for the second year in a row in 2018, but problem areas remain in some provinces. Photo by Josh Estey/AusAID
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  • peatland
Forest and peat fires in Riau, Indonesia. Photo by Julius Lawalata/WRI
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  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil

Too Many Cities Are Growing Out Rather than Up. 3 Reasons That’s a Problem

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  • governance
  • poverty
  • urban development
Informal settlements at the edge of Mumbai, India. Photo by Johnny Miller/Unequal Scenes
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  • governance
  • poverty
  • urban development

Reaching 3 Global Goals Means Major Change for Cities

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  • urban development
  • cities
  • urban development

Moving Beyond “Take, Make, Waste”: Developing Cities Show the Possibilities of the Circular Economy

  • Cities & Transport
  • economy
  • sustainable cities
  • urban development
  • Cities & Transport
  • economy
  • sustainable cities
  • urban development

We Know How to Save Millions from Dying on the World’s Roads

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  • health and road safety
  • road safety
  • sustainable cities
  • urban development
  • health
  • health and road safety
  • road safety
  • sustainable cities
  • urban development