Today is International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples -- a good day to reflect on the achievements and challenges Indigenous Peoples still face, including the issue of legal security of land and natural resource rights. How well do national laws protect the interests of these historically marginalized communities?
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Especialistas de WRI Yamide Dagnet, Eliza Northrop, Heather McGray, Athena Ballesteros, Joe Thwaites et Niranjali Amerasinghe contribué à ce poste.
O dia de hoje marca um ponto histórico decisivo na ação global com relação à mudança climática. Durante a Conferência do Clima das Nações Unidas em Paris, 196 países se uniram no Acordo...
Experts de WRI Yamide Dagnet, Eliza Northrop, Heather McGray, Athena Ballesteros, Joe Thwaites et Niranjali Amerasinghe contribué à ce poste.
Aujourd’hui, nous sommes arrivés à un tournant dans l’histoire de l’action internationale sur le changement climatique. À la conférence de l’ONU à Paris, 196 pays se sont ralliés à l’Accord de...
Because the Paris Agreement is a universal, legally binding agreement to tackle climate change under international law, it joins other such agreements as the highest expression of political intent and will. That sends a strong signal to corporations, planners, investors and others that governments will enforce climate policies.
What led to the successful adoption of the Paris Agreement at COP21? WRI's Michael Oko sees persistence, determination and the increasing clarity of climate science as key factors.
The Paris Agreement is an historic turning point in global action on climate change. This universal pact sets the world on a course to a zero-carbon, resilient, prosperous and fair future. While the Agreement is not enough by itself to solve the problem. it places us clearly on the path to a truly global solution.
In the final days of the Paris climate conference, the idea of greenhouse gas emissions neutrality has emerged as a way to frame the long-term goal to limit the rise in world temperatures. Here are five key questions and answers about this critical concept.
"The shift to a clean energy economy is inevitable -- it's no longer a matter of if, but when," WRI President and CEO Andrew Steer writes. "Elected officials can make America a leader in this new clean energy future and ensure that Americans enjoy better health and a more vigorous economy."
Satellite data reveals that concessions cover more than half the Malaysian state of Sarawak, often overlapping with sensitive intact forests that are being degraded at one of the highest rates in the world.
Conflict in the Middle East and Africa is driving a human tsunami that has sent 500,000 people into Europe this year in the worst migration crisis since World War II. Beyond the conflict, however, there is another contributing factor: water scarcity.