Plus, why local farmers hold the key to restoring Africa’s degraded lands
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What Is the Global Land Squeeze and How Can We Manage It?
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As Mark Twain once quipped about land “they’re not making it anymore.” And yet as the population rises, so does the demand for land needed to produce food, feed, fuel and building materials. New WRI research finds that by 2050, an area of land nearly twice the size of India will be converted to agriculture, while an area the size of the continental U.S. will be needed to meet demand for wood. So how can the world feed and house a growing population without destroying nature and the climate in the process? WRI experts offer a four-step approach to “produce-protect-reduce-restore” the world’s landscapes. Read more
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A woman from an Indigenous community in the Peruvian Amazon sustainably harvests materials from the forest. Securing Indigenous Peoples’ land rights ensures they can continue to responsibly steward the landscapes they manage. Photo by Juan Carlos Huayllapuma/CIFOR on Flickr
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Redefining America’s ‘Energy Communities’ Can Boost Clean Energy Investment Where It’s Needed Most
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Passed nearly a year ago, the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act sets the country on a path toward a low-carbon future. However, millions of Americans live in communities reliant on the coal and fossil fuel industry for jobs, revenue and more. While the Inflation Reduction Act includes a provision that encourages investment in these “energy communities,” it fails to comprehensively identify or prioritize all the communities at risk of being left behind by the clean energy transition. WRI experts explain how and why the U.S. government can redefine America’s “energy communities” to direct resources where they’re needed most. Read more
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The True Climate Cost of Mass Timber
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The search for sustainable building materials continues. Concrete and steel are both significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions, piquing interest in mass timber as an alternative. A new report
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from WRI, however, finds that using wood to replace concrete and steel may not be as climate- or environmentally friendly as some believe it to be. Lead author Tim Searchinger explains. Read more
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How Small Farmers Are Re-greening Africa
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About 65% of Africa’s farmland is unproductive, eroded or otherwise degraded, putting food security and livelihoods in jeopardy. But around the continent, a burgeoning restoration movement is growing. Small farmers and entrepreneurs are driving change the local level, strategically planting trees like cashew and macadamia to revitalize the soil, prevent erosion and grow their incomes. In the process, they’re re-greening the continent and making it more resilient to climate change. In a new TED Talk, WRI’s Managing Director for Africa and Global Partnerships Wanjira Mathai explains how local restoration champions can and already are revitalizing Africa’s degraded landscapes. Watch here
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VITAL VISUALIZATIONS
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The world has already seen 1.1 degrees C (2 degrees F) of global temperature rise, and the impacts of it are already visible. Additional warming will increase the magnitude of these changes already taking place.
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