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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

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
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The Resilience of Indonesia's Electricity System

  • energi
  • energi terbarukan
  • energy access
  • energy security
Ilustrasi listrik. Kredit foto: Fre Sonneveld/Unsplash
  • energi
  • energi terbarukan
  • energy access
  • energy security

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

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

Restoration Target vs. Degraded Land in National Parks by Region

  • data
  • deforestation
  • degraded land
  • forest restoration
  • data
  • deforestation
  • degraded land
  • forest restoration

Reaching 3 Global Goals Means Major Change for Cities

  • cities
  • urban development
  • cities
  • urban development

PODCAST: Putting People at the Heart of Restoring Degraded Land

  • degraded land
  • forest restoration
Gatsibo District Forest Officer, agronomists and farmer representatives participate in a social network analysis workshop. Credit: WRI/Kathleen Buckingham
  • degraded land
  • forest restoration
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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

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

Good Data could Save Two Million Hectares of Degraded Conservation Areas

  • Climate
  • data
  • degraded land
  • forests
  • landscape restoration
  • restorasi hutan
  • Climate
  • data
  • degraded land
  • forests
  • landscape restoration
  • restorasi hutan

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

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

Restoration: One of the Most Overlooked Opportunities for Economic Growth

  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • degraded land
  • economics
  • finance
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • landscape restoration
  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • degraded land
  • economics
  • finance
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • landscape restoration

How Cities Can Harness the Good—and Avoid the Bad—of the New Mobility Movement

  • cities
  • transport
  • transportation
  • urban development
  • cities
  • transport
  • transportation
  • urban development
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Powering Cities in the Global South: How Energy Access for All Benefits the Economy and the Environment

  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • renewable energy
  • urban development
  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • renewable energy
  • urban development

The Roadmap to Decarbonization Won’t Go Far without Land

  • Climate
  • agriculture
  • agroforestry
  • Asia
  • carbon
  • climate
  • climate change
  • degraded land
  • food
  • Climate
  • agriculture
  • agroforestry
  • Asia
  • carbon
  • climate
  • climate change
  • degraded land
  • food
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  • energy access
  • Indonesia
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Towards a More Equal City

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Solving the Fresh Water Crisis

  • equity
  • gender
  • urban development
  • water
  • water risk
  • equity
  • gender
  • urban development
  • water
  • water risk