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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

6 Graphics Explain the Climate Feedback Loop Fueling US Fires

  • Climate
  • climate
  • emissions
  • Fires
  • forest
  • local impacts
  • United States
Bobcat Fire, as seen from Monrovia, California. Photo by Eddiem360/Wikimedia Commons
  • Climate
  • climate
  • emissions
  • Fires
  • forest
  • local impacts
  • United States

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

Beyond Swidden Agriculture: Rethinking Approach to Fires

  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • Fires
  • forest
An officer is trying to extinguish fire in Kalimantan. Photo Credit: CIFOR
  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • Fires
  • forest
Life at WRI Indonesia

Fires, Farmers and Climate Crisis

  • Fires
  • forest
  • Life at WRI Indonesia
Petugas berupaya memadamkan api di Riau. Kredit foto: Julius Lawalata/WRI Indonesia
  • Fires
  • forest
  • Life at WRI Indonesia

Three Benefits of Jokowi’s Permanent Ban on Forest Clearance Permit for Indonesia

  • deforestasi
  • hutan
  • kebakaran hutan Indonesia
  • lahan gambut
Hutan Gambut di Kalimantan. Kredit foto: theconversation.com
  • deforestasi
  • hutan
  • kebakaran hutan Indonesia
  • lahan gambut
Forest and peat fires in Riau, Indonesia. Photo by Julius Lawalata/WRI
  • Fires
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil
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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

Indonesia's Deforestation Dropped 60 Percent in 2017, but There's More to Do

  • deforestasi
  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • hutan
  • lahan gambut
  • peatland
Fog over the forest in Kerinci-Seblat National Park. Flickr/Luke Macklin
  • deforestasi
  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • hutan
  • lahan gambut
  • peatland

Q&A: What Is the Future of Green Building?

  • cities
  • energy efficiency
  • sustainable cities
  • cities
  • energy efficiency
  • sustainable cities

Competing with Rapidity: Forests Monitoring System to Combat Deforestation in Aceh

  • deforestasi
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • hutan
  • Pengawasan Hutan Global (GFW)
  • deforestasi
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • hutan
  • Pengawasan Hutan Global (GFW)

The View from the Bus: Better Transportation Means Better Lives

  • Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
  • sustainable cities
  • transport
  • transportation
  • Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
  • sustainable cities
  • transport
  • transportation