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🌳@globalforests’ analysis of #TreeCoverLoss data from @umd_glad reveals the tropics saw an unprecedented level of fires in 2024. We cannot afford to ignore the 2024 wake-up call 👉 go.wri.org/tree-cover-los…
🌍 In 2023 & 2024, the world’s forest carbon sink hit its lowest point in 20+ years. Fires & deforestation drove forests to absorb just 25% of their usual carbon — with parts of 🇨🇦 & 🇧🇴 flipping from sink to source. The margin is narrowing fast. ➡️ go.wri.org/carbon-sink-tw…
Joyce Muthoni is restoring more than land - she is restoring hope. Watch how she is helping revive Kenya's Kieni Forest: bit.ly/40HHGAR #RestoreLocal #LandRestoration @Kenvo94
🌊The emerging deep-sea mining industry remains in limbo, after the International Seabed Authority (ISA) wrapped its latest meeting last week without finalizing long-awaited regulations. 👉Yet some are already looking to get access to ocean minerals, despite vast uncertainty…
💧Growing water risks threaten most cherished @UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Explore the analysis from WRI Aqueduct👉 go.wri.org/unesco-water-tw
Kenya’s Greater Rift Valley is iconic, but under threat. Years of deforestation, unsustainable land use, and changing climate patterns have depleted the land. Now, local champions are restoring forest and reviving ecosystems. Hope is taking root. Read more:…
❌The criminal infrastructure built for cocaine in Brazilian, Peruvian and Colombian tri-boder area is increasingly facilitating illegal deforestation, timber trafficking and illegal gold mining, via control of transport routes, corruption and intimidation. 🔗Learn more on the…
🌳#Forests have been quietly cooling the planet for decades, but their role is increasingly under threat🌡️ Learn more about the role forests play in regulating Earth’s temperature by removing carbon dioxide. In this article, @nytimes features WRI's @globalforests' latest data👇…
WRI's 2025 summer reading list is here!😎🌍 Whether you're a researcher, policymaker, or lifelong learner, these reads will challenge your thinking and inspire action. 📚 Learn more about the our list: go.wri.org/climate-readin… 💬Let us know what you are reading this…
🥵Our cities interact with energy from the sun — reflecting it, absorbing it, transforming it, storing it — in ways that shape the experience of urban heat. 🌡️Understanding and harnessing what makes a city hotter is key to designing cooler cities. Get the facts behind extreme…
Avocado farming as a restoration tool? In Makueni, Kenya, @afrexgold's farmers are turning fruit into forest by planting trees that build soil and income. See how a superfood is growing more than just profit: bit.ly/3GyHYDo #RestoreLocal #GenerationRestoration
🌍🗓️Today marks the Earth #OvershootDay, one week earlier than last year. It marks the moment we start using more resources than the Earth can provide for. Now more than ever, countries must step forward with their NDCs for tangible climate and environmental progress. NDCs…
🌳#Forests: Earth's thermostat under threat🌍 New data from @worldresources @globalforests @landcarbonlab reveals that extreme fires caused forests to absorb far less #carbon than usual in 2023 and 2024, weakening their cooling effect. More on what this means for the world's…
🌍 With over 100 countries committed to net zero, one big question remains: What do we do about the emissions we can’t fully eliminate? WRI’s latest explainer walks through residual emissions — what they are, how they differ from hard-to-abate emissions, and how countries can…
In session two of our London Climate Action Week 2025 event, @SvVeldhoven of @WorldResources touted Asia countries’ progress in driving the sustainability revolution. Watch the discussion now. bit.ly/3ZPQKDu @london_climate @KantarGlobal @cascale_org #PSEvents…
The #OceanPanel will be attending UNFSS+4, leading the side event 'Shifting the Narrative on Blue Foods to Support People, Nature and Climate' on the 27 July in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It will be co-lead by the @WorldResources, the Aquatic Blue Food Coalition.
WRI’s Data Lab sees big opportunities in tech for impact: AI tools, data platforms, and new strategies to drive climate and social action. Read our 4-part blog series: go.wri.org/data-tech-tw #TechForGood #ClimateAction
🔌💡70% of the North American power grid is over 50 years old, and it’s being tested in unprecedented ways. Advanced transmission technologies represent the best hope for quickly and cost-effectively reducing the pressure on the U.S. grid. Learn more about grid solutions:…
"The energy transition is going to be a land and people transition." – Jennifer Layke, Global Director of Energy at @WorldResources ⚡️ ⏩ Watch the #WorldBankLive replay of the opening session of the 2025 @WorldBank Land Conference: wrld.bg/RuLb50WsGUw #LandConf2025
💬 What message is the #COP30 Presidency driving on #CountryPlatforms? Ivan Oliveira from the Ministry of Finance shares how Brazil is working to build momentum—bringing policymakers, MDBs, and philanthropies together to scale transition finance. “By Belém, we may see a new…
WRI's 2025 summer reading list is here!😎🌍 Our in-house librarians and staff have curated a powerful list of books that explore climate science, environmental justice, conservation, and hope for the future. Whether you're a researcher, policymaker, or lifelong learner, these…
