Blog Posts: findings

Three case studies show how developing cities can implement land value capture to generate significant public revenue and support equitable urban development.

A new report from WRI India found that the Sidhi district could economically and ecologically benefit from landscape restoration. When implemented at scale in Sidhi, restoring land could conserve biodiversity, improve water recharge, sequester carbon, enhance rural livelihoods and spur rural development.

A new WRI report finds that China can peak its emissions as early as 2026 and realize enormous economic benefits over the long term by strengthening its climate and energy policies. Doing so could save nearly 1.9 million lives and generate nearly $1 trillion in net economic and social benefits in 2050.

14 countries committed to 100% sustainable ocean management in their national waters. Achieving this ambitious goal will require transformations in five critical areas.

New research shows that climate action is happening far too slowly for the world to meet its emissions-reduction targets – and in some cases, we’re moving in the entirely wrong direction.

As cities re-open from the COVID-19 pandemic, urban planners and designers are considering how to make urban and transport infrastructure more resilient. A recent study from WRI China found that dockless bike-share systems can be an excellent and sustainable last-mile urban mobility solution.

Coastal areas are at risk as rising populations and growing urbanization prompt significant losses and damages to coastal habitats, impacting coastal and climate resilience. A new paper by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy explores four opportunities to ensure sustainable and resilient coastal zones.

Identifying partnerships on a transformative pathway and accelerating their progress offers the best opportunity to effectively meet the world's most pressing challenges. WRI’s new report explores transformative partnerships and how to best set them on a pathway for change.

Forest products are already a staple of Ethiopia's economy, adding more than $2.6 billion to Ethiopia’s GDP. Almost three-fourths of Ethiopia's land could benefit from more trees, offering a massive opportunity for Ethiopia's economic wellbeing.

New WRI research shows that legal large-scale mining concessions and illegal mining areas overlap with more than 20% of Indigenous land in the Amazon.