Deforestation
Three innovative technologies empowering local communities to make global impacts
Sponsored: SafeTraces, Ulula and Rainforest Connection are using everything from seaweed DNA to microphones to connect local actions to global solutions. Read More
A path for ending deforestation for businesses
Committing to end deforestation requires investing in new suppliers, advancing the rights of local communities and prioritizing results. Read More
100% increase in tree nursery production needed for U.S. reforestation
Across the 48 states of the continental U.S., there is enough land to plant forests that could sequester the equivalent of about 5 percent of the greenhouse gases the country emitted in 2019. Read More
3 lessons from the first certified green bond to protect forests for drinking water
Central Arkansas Water partnered with green finance experts Encourage Capital and WRI to pioneer the first certified green bond of this kind. It was purchased by Morgan Stanley. Read More
The best carbon capture technology? Leaving forests alone
Keeping trees in the ground where they are already growing is an effective low-tech way to slow climate change. Read More
To fix fashion’s sustainability problem, we need a little less conversation and a little more action
Sponsored: The industry is on the verge of a climate revolution, but progress is getting bogged down by semantics and distracted by low-hanging fruit. Read More
P&G continues forest degradation practices despite shareholder vote
More than 100 days after P&G’s voting shareholders sent an overwhelming message to the company to stop fueling deforestation, P&G still has not announced an action plan. Read More
Can banks reverse course to become a solution to global deforestation?
Criticism of banks' financing of environmentally destructive industries continues to grow, but a new report argues they could play a critical role in protecting forests and driving climate action. Read More
Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be
Collective action and engagement are key to one of the toughest supply chain problems around. Read More
3 ways Biden and Congress could kickstart a robust national plan for carbon removal
President-elect Biden and leaders in the House and Senate have a chance to lead on climate change by standing up for forests. Read More
