Parting Thoughts from Andrew Steer
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WRI DIGEST
New Global Forest Review Data Shows Increased Forest Loss
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In a year when everything else slowed down, forest loss sped up. New data from WRI’s Global Forest Review show that primary forest loss was 12% higher in 2020 than the year before. 4.2 million hectares—an area the size of the Netherlands—of topical primary forest was lost in 2020, resulting in 2.64 Gt CO2 emissions, equal to the annual emissions of 570 million cars. Read More
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Walk in the Limpakuwus Pine Forest. Photo by Utsman Media of Unsplash
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2021 Must Be a Turning Point for Forests. 2020 Data Shows Us Why
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Distinguished Senior Fellow Frances Seymour sees a call to action in the new forest data. “Although the overall trends are distressing, what’s happened in a few individual countries inspires confidence that the drivers of deforestation can be defeated,” she writes. “With global summits on climate change and biodiversity, 2021 is a year for solidarity among governments committed to averting the worst impacts of forest loss. It’s also time for solidarity with the communities risking their lives to save the world’s remaining forests.” Read More
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How Does Biden’s Jobs Plan Stack Up on Climate?
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New WRI analysis shows that in President Biden’s $2 trillion plan to kickstart job creation, more than half would fund activities that advance climate action, clean energy and environmental justice. If passed, the plan would be the largest and greenest of any COVID-19 recovery plan, creating millions of good-paying jobs and making the U.S. a leader in climate policy and clean energy industries.
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Podcast: Parting Thoughts from Andrew Steer – Count It, Change It, Scale It!
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As WRI President and CEO Andrew Steer prepares to leave for a new role leading the Bezos Earth Fund, he shares insights gained in nearly nine years leading WRI about what it takes to change the world. One highlight: “You can only scale if you understand the new governance of the world, which is multi-stakeholder.” Read the summary and listen to the interview here
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Creating Equal Ground: Conversation with Indigenous Women Leaders on the Challenges and Approaches for Securing Women’s Land and Natural Resource Rights
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April 13, 2021
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Using Forest-Water Connections to Accelerate Implementation of the NDCs
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Building a Transatlantic Coalition for Climate Action on Water and Security Challenges in Hotspot Countries of Risk
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