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How Are Banks Doing on Sustainable Finance Commitments? Not Good Enough 

WRI's new Green Targets Tool shows that only half of the world's largest private-sector banks have made a sustainable finance commitment — and the targets vary considerably. Read more.
 

By July 2019, 23 of the world's 50 largest private sector banks had made a sustainable finance commitment.
Many farmers in Indonesia use slash-and-burn methods to clear land for agriculture. Photo by Wakx/Flickr

Forest Fires Threaten to Derail Indonesia’s Progress in Reducing Deforestation 

Indonesia is the only major forested nation that’s actually reduced its deforestation in recent years. Global Forest Watch Fires reveals 66,000 fire alerts that could jeopardize progress. Read more.

Riding in Bengaluru. Flickr/Peter Richmond

PODCAST: Amid Increasingly Dangerous Streets, India Passes Cutting-Edge Road Safety Law 

Traffic deaths are a global epidemic. Claudia Adriazola-Steil and Amit Bhatt discuss a life-saving new law. 
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Communities like this one in Vietnam are beginning to restore their trees, especially on farms and in villages. Terry Sunderland/CIFOR

Deforestation Threatens the Mekong, but New Trees Are Growing in Surprising Places 

Southeast Asia's Mekong region has lost much of its forests, but a new analysis reveals one positive example: Thailand is reversing the trend — not just in forests, but on farms and villages, too. Read more.


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