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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.
  • Build Back Better
  • coronavirus
  • economics
  • investment
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7 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2019

  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • adaptation
  • climate
  • climate agreement
  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • green economy
  • international climate policy
  • investment
A firefighter battles a fire along the Ronald Reagan Freeway, aka state Highway 118, in Simi Valley, Calif. Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP
  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • adaptation
  • climate
  • climate agreement
  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • green economy
  • international climate policy
  • investment
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Low-Carbon Growth Is a $26 Trillion Opportunity. Here Are 4 Ways to Seize It.

  • business opportunity
  • business risk
  • climate change
  • economics
  • investment
Solar panels and wind turbines. Photo by Kenueone/Pixabay
  • business opportunity
  • business risk
  • climate change
  • economics
  • investment

3 Steps to a Zero-Carbon Future

  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • economics
  • green infrastructure
  • investment
  • Paris Agreement
  • sustainable development goals
  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • economics
  • green infrastructure
  • investment
  • Paris Agreement
  • sustainable development goals

From Tree-Planting Drones to Shade-Grown Tea: Businesses Are Making Money by Reforesting the Planet

  • Climate
  • business
  • climate
  • finance
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • investment
  • landscape restoration
  • Climate
  • business
  • climate
  • finance
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • investment
  • landscape restoration

Save the Forests? There's Now an App for That

  • agriculture
  • business risk
  • corporate sustainability
  • deforestation
  • investment
  • agriculture
  • business risk
  • corporate sustainability
  • deforestation
  • investment

Cultivating Accountability in REDD+

  • Brazil
  • degraded land
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • REDD
While the struggle to protect the Tripa peat forest will likely continue, it illustrates a positive message for Indonesia’s forests. Photo credit: CIFOR/Flickr
  • Brazil
  • degraded land
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • REDD

4 Reasons Assessing Governance Matters for Forests and People

  • forests
  • governance
  • REDD
  • transparency
Conducting an analysis of governance strengths and weaknesses can be a critical first step towards advancing forest governance reforms. Photo credit: World Bank/Flickr
  • forests
  • governance
  • REDD
  • transparency
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Lessons from Indonesia: Mobilizing Investment in Geothermal Energy

  • Asia
  • energy
  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • investment
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
A significant part of Indonesia's geothermal potential is located in its forests. Photo credit: CIFOR/Flickr
  • Asia
  • energy
  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • investment
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy

3 Ways to Achieve Zero Tropical Deforestation by 2020

  • business
  • corporate sustainability
  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Lacey Act
  • palm oil
  • sustainable business
Deforestation is often associated with commodity production in Indonesia. Credit: Agung Prasetyo/CIFOR
  • business
  • corporate sustainability
  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Lacey Act
  • palm oil
  • sustainable business

5 Lessons for Sustaining Global Forests

  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • governance
  • Lacey Act
About 500 million people depend directly on forests for their livelihoods. Photo credit: CIFOR/Flickr
  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • governance
  • Lacey Act

Asia Pulp & Paper's Anti-Deforestation Pledge: Sign of a Changing Industry?

  • business
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Lacey Act
  • paper
  • sustainable business
Asia Pulp & Paper committed to stop cutting down natural forests in Indonesia. Photo credit: netaholic13/Flickr
  • business
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Lacey Act
  • paper
  • sustainable business

New Study Highlights Opportunities and Challenges for Indonesia Forest Moratorium

  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • low carbon development
  • palm oil
  • REDD
In May, 2011, Indonesia put into effect a two-year moratorium on the award of new concessions for exploitation of natural forests and peat lands. Photo credit: WRI
  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • low carbon development
  • palm oil
  • REDD

Forests and REDD+ in COP17 Durban

  • Brazil
  • COP
  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • international climate policy
  • REDD
  • UNFCCC
Deforestation in Para, Brazil. The situations in Brazil and Indonesia should lend a sense of urgency and purpose to the climate negotiations in Durban, South Africa. Photo Credit: Leoffreitas/Flickr
  • Brazil
  • COP
  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • international climate policy
  • REDD
  • UNFCCC
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Indonesia’s Ambitious Forest Moratorium Moves Forward

  • deforestation
  • forests
  • governance
  • palm oil
  • REDD
  • wood
Photo credit: Films4Conservation
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • governance
  • palm oil
  • REDD
  • wood
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Having Your Food and Forests, Too

  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • palm oil
  • REDD
  • sustainable development goals
Photo credit: leoffreitas/Flickr
  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • palm oil
  • REDD
  • sustainable development goals
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Risk Free? Paper and the Lacey Act

  • business
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Lacey Act
Test results demonstrate that it is possible to detect potential Lacey violations for paper, thanks to modern technology.
  • business
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Lacey Act

FAQ: Indonesia, Degraded Land and Sustainable Palm Oil

  • deforestation
  • palm oil
  • REDD
West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo credit: Beth Gingold/WRI
  • deforestation
  • palm oil
  • REDD

What’s Next for Indonesia-Norway Cooperation on Forests?

  • deforestation
  • forests
  • palm oil
  • REDD
Photo credit: Films4Conservation
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • palm oil
  • REDD
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Forests, Climate Change and the Challenge of REDD

  • climate change
  • forests
  • governance
  • REDD
Photo credit: Matthew Steil/WRI
  • climate change
  • forests
  • governance
  • REDD