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Using Data to Address Climate Challenges: 5 Takeaways from Sierra Leone and Tanzania Comments|Add Comment|PrintBoats along the coastline of Zanzibar, Tanzania. Photo by Mathias Apitz/Flickr This post originally appeared on the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data website. Sierra Leone and Tanzania, two low-income countries vulnerable to extreme weather, shifting rainfall patterns, warming temperatures, sea level rise and deforestation, face difficult choices about how much to...

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China Reaffirms Paris Commitments Ahead of Global Climate Action Summit Comments|Add Comment|PrintExperts at the China US High-Level Dialogue on Energy and Climate Change in San Francisco China will adhere to its commitments under the Paris Agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and is on track to exceed key targets early, despite the U.S. administration’s intention to withdraw from the historic climate pact, a senior Chinese climate expert said. Zhou Dadi, a member of China’s National...

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With 1.2 Billion Members, the Catholic Church Can Lead on Climate Action. Here Are 3 Ways How. Comments|Add Comment|PrintThe Church is uniquely positioned to influence global leadership on climate change. Flickr/Catholic Church England Earlier this month, Pope Francis invited to Rome a diverse group of scientists, economists, activists, diplomats, youth and indigenous representatives for a conference celebrating the third anniversary of his landmark encyclical letter Laudato Si. In the...

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Amid Climate Uncertainty, Zero-Carbon Buildings Offer a Guiding North Star Comments|Add Comment|PrintMumbai is one city pursuing zero-carbon buildings. Photo by Vidur Malhotra/Flickr “Back in the good old days, the construction industry had to worry about a few keys things: Will it stand up, is it functional and does it look nice? Not so anymore.” So began WRI President and CEO Andrew Steer as he officially opened Canada Green Building Council’s “Building Lasting Change” conference, held in...

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Once Degraded, West Virginia's Monongahela National Forest Is Restored to Glory Comments|Add Comment|PrintViews over the Monongahela National Forest in the fall. Photo: Sabin Ray, WRI Every year, 3 million hikers, climbers, fishermen, hunters and nature enthusiasts flock to West Virginia's Monongahela National Forest. Yet not much is known about the extensive restoration efforts that have brought this once-degraded forest back to health. Within a day's drive for half of the U.S....

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STATEMENT: Curbelo Proposal Renews Hope for Bipartisan Climate Action WASHINGTON (July 23, 2018) — Today Republican Congressman Carlos Curbelo introduced the Market Choice Act, co-sponsored by Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). The legislation would charge for carbon emissions from fuel combustion and large industrial sources. For more information, see WRI's blog post on the proposal. Below is a statement from Dr. Andrew Steer, President & CEO, World Resources Institute: “For the...

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After Nearly a Decade, A Step Toward Bipartisan Engagement in Congress on Climate Change Comments|Add Comment|PrintThe U.S. Capitol. Photo by Brian Herzog/Flickr Today Republican Congressman Carlos Curbelo introduced the Market Choice Act (co-sponsored by Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), which would charge for carbon emissions from fuel combustion and large industrial sources. WRI welcomes the return, after nearly a decade, of positive bipartisan engagement in Congress on the critical...

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Good Climate Policy News from California Comments|Add Comment|PrintTuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California. Photo by Wayne Hsieh/Flickr In my first post on Insights as Director, WRI United States, I’m going to focus on good news from California, where I have been working for the last four years. The news is this: the Golden State’s comprehensive suite of climate policies is working. Newly released state data show that in 2016 — four years ahead of schedule — California met its...

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This Month in Climate Science: Faster Antarctic Melt, Slower-Moving Storms and Disappearing Artifacts Comments|Add Comment|PrintNew research shows ice loss in West Antarctica has nearly tripled from 1992-2017. Photo by James Yungel/NASA Every month, climate scientists make new discoveries that advance our understanding of climate change’s causes and impacts. The research gives a clearer picture of the threats we already face, and explores what’s to come if we don’t reduce emissions at a quicker...

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RELEASE: Colombia Becomes First Country in Latin America to Commit to Deforestation-Free Chocolate The Colombian Government – alongside Colombia's leading cocoa company, Casa Luker, and the National Cocoa Federation – pledges to produce deforestation-free and 'peace-friendly' cocoa BOGOTÁ (July 17, 2018) — The Government of Colombia – along with its largest cocoa company, Casa Luker, and the members of the National Cocoa Federation – has committed to eliminate deforestation from the country's...

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How Cocoa Farming Can Preserve Forests and Peace in Colombia Comments|Add Comment|PrintColombia is the latest country to join the Cocoa and Forests Initiative, which aims to create a global movement for deforestation-free cocoa. Photo by eliasfalla/Pixabay Victor Combita is a cocoa farmer and community leader from San José del Guaviare in the heart of the Colombian Amazon. For many years, his region was the epicenter of Colombia’s civil conflict. It is also among the states with the highest...

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PODCAST: Setting a New Course for the Ocean Comments|Add Comment|PrintReefs and oceans are suffering, but can still be saved. Flickr/Viv Lynch Peter Thomson knows a thing or two about the ocean. As a Fijian diplomat, he has lived surrounded by the waters of the South Pacific, and represented the nation at the highest levels of international environmental action. After a stint at the head of the U.N. General Assembly, he is a U.N. Special Envoy for the Ocean. As an expert on the Ocean, you...

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Disaster-Focused Headlines from the Congo Often Hide Signs of Progress Comments|Add Comment|PrintThe village of Ilanga, DRC has applied for "community forest" status from the provincial government. Photo by Molly Bergen/WCS, WWF, WRI In the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) northwestern city of Mbandaka, health workers spent recent months racing to contain the latest Ebola outbreak — including the first urban cases in the country since 1995. While the crisis appears to be abating, 28 people...

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ADVISORY: High-Level Briefing on China-U.S. Cooperation on Energy and Climate Change SAN FRANCISCO, CA (July 11, 2018)— World Resources Institute will host a public briefing featuring senior Chinese and U.S. participants on China-US climate and energy cooperation among national and non-federal actors. The briefing on Tuesday, July 17 at 2:30 pm PDT in San Francisco, follows the fourth meeting of the China-U.S. High-Level Dialogue on Energy and Climate. The China-U.S. High-Level Dialogue on...

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RELEASE: New Research Exposes Uneven Playing Field Between Communities and Companies Vying for Land Rights Communities sacrifice decades navigating complex, expensive government processes that can force them to give up territory and rights, while companies quickly secure concessions on the same land LIMA (July 11, 2018) —A new scramble for land is heating up across the developing world. Indigenous Peoples and communities are losing their land at alarming rates as companies rapidly expand...

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COMUNICADO DE PRENSA: Una nueva investigación revela un campo de juego desigual entre las comunidades y las empresas que compiten por los derechos sobre las tierras Las comunidades sacrifican décadas lidiando con los complejos y caros procesos gubernamentales que pueden forzarlas a abandonar territorio y derechos, mientras que las compañías pueden asegurarse rápidamente la concesión de la misma tierra LIMA (11 de julio de 2018)—Un nuevo conflicto por la tierra está creciendo en el mundo en...

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As Indigenous Groups Wait Decades for Land Titles, Companies Are Acquiring Their Territories Comments|Add Comment|PrintThe Shipibo-Konibo people rely on forests for hunting, fishing and natural resources. Photo by Juan Carlos Huayllapuma/CIFOR This blog post is part of WRI's Struggle for Land series. The Santa Clara de Uchunya community has lived in a remote section of the Peruvian Amazon for generations. Like many indigenous groups, this community of the Shipibo-Konibo people have...

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