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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
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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
  • coal
  • coronavirus
  • economy
  • energy
  • forest
  • Indonesia
  • low carbon development
  • palm oil
  • renewable energy

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
Life at WRI Indonesia

Participatory Mapping, the Key for an Inclusive Development at the Local Level

  • One Map
  • Papua
  • peta
  • Life at WRI Indonesia
Salah satu Warga di Wilayah Waibu. Kredit foto: Hendrika Wulandari/WRI Indonesia
  • One Map
  • Papua
  • peta
  • Life at WRI Indonesia
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Responding to Coronavirus: Low-carbon Investments Can Help Economies Recover

  • coronavirus
  • 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
  • coronavirus
  • low carbon
  • low carbon cities
  • low carbon development

An Indonesian Green New Deal

  • Climate
  • Green Climate Fund
  • green economy
  • low carbon
  • low carbon development
The Green New Deal aims to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create high-paying jobs, ensure that clean air, clean water and healthy food are available as basic human rights and end all forms of oppression. Photo credit: JP/Dhoni Setiawan
  • Climate
  • Green Climate Fund
  • green economy
  • low carbon
  • low carbon development
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One Map Removing Overlapping Land

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  • One Map
Presiden Joko Widodo berharap Kebijakan Satu Peta dapat menyelesaikan masalah tumpang tindih lahan. Kredit foto: Setkab RI/Facebook
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  • One Map
Farmers in Yogyakarta. Indonesia’s government is charting a new, low carbon path to development. Photo by the International Rice Research Institute.
  • Climate
  • low carbon
  • low carbon development

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

Reaching 3 Global Goals Means Major Change for Cities

  • cities
  • urban development
  • cities
  • urban development

Achieving Palm Oil Traceability in Indonesia’s Complex Supply Chain

  • Forests & Land Use
  • agroforestry
  • commoditites
  • One Map
  • palm oil
  • sustainable agriculture
  • Forests & Land Use
  • agroforestry
  • commoditites
  • One Map
  • palm oil
  • sustainable agriculture

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

No Better Time for Indonesia's Indigenous Communities to Reclaim Land Rights

  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • indigenous people
  • One Map
  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • indigenous people
  • One Map

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

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

Land and Social (In)justice in South Sumatra

  • forest
  • Indonesia
  • land rights
  • land tenure
  • One Map
  • forest
  • Indonesia
  • land rights
  • land tenure
  • One Map