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We are a global network of over 90 cities from around the world that are leveraging social, political, and financial power to benefit all forests.

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What’s the relationship between climate change and #ForestsFires?🌡🔥 Global Forest Watch explains how fires play into the climate feedback loop: gfw.global/3SG6FjV

What’s the relationship between climate change and #ForestsFires?🌡🔥

<a href="/globalforests/">Global Forest Watch</a> explains how fires play into the climate feedback loop: gfw.global/3SG6FjV
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We all need forests. Forests need sustainable management and strong investments. Check out the latest video below from RE:TV on the path forward for strong, healthy forests!

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If trees fall in a forest, what will it do to our food, water, climate, and economies? Check out the latest video from RE:TV, featuring our experts from Cities4Forests and Global Forest Watch, to find out 🔽

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As Todd Gartner points out, forests provide us with crucial ecosystem services. They are part of – not separate from – the infrastructure that supports modern life. To make a business case for this value, we must be able to measure it accurately. So how can we quantify nature's

As <a href="/tgartner7/">Todd Gartner</a> points out, forests provide us with crucial ecosystem services. They are part of – not separate from – the infrastructure that supports modern life. 
 
To make a business case for this value, we must be able to measure it accurately. So how can we quantify nature's
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Finance is integral to climate solutions. Yet one of the most contentious debates leading up to COP29 Azerbaijan is which countries should pay? 💰 WRI Finance just released the Climate Finance Calculator to inform these important discussions. Explore to tool ➡️ bit.ly/3zu0aub

Finance is integral to climate solutions. Yet one of the most contentious debates leading up to <a href="/COP29_AZ/">COP29 Azerbaijan</a> is which countries should pay? 💰

<a href="/WRIFinance/">WRI Finance</a> just released the Climate Finance Calculator to inform these important discussions. Explore to tool ➡️ bit.ly/3zu0aub
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South America's #forestfires are worsening. Even typically moist ecosystems like the Amazon rainforest had 79% more fire alerts than the average for this time of year, according to data from Global Forest Watch & World Resources Institute. View the full story 🔗: bit.ly/4dbogb1

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Air pollution spikes when temperatures rise, posing a serious threat to public health.🌡️ Nature-based solutions like urban tree cover can be part of the solution, cooling cities and absorbing air pollutants. 🌳 Read the story from @WRIMexico 🔗: bit.ly/3ZkMbBy

Air pollution spikes when temperatures rise, posing a serious threat to public health.🌡️

Nature-based solutions like urban tree cover can be part of the solution, cooling cities and absorbing air pollutants. 🌳

Read the story from <a href="/WRIMexico/">@WRIMexico</a> 🔗: bit.ly/3ZkMbBy
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Are you at #COP16Colombia? Join us at 1:15 GMT-5 today for World Bank and African Development Bank Group's event on accelerating nature-based solutions. World Resources Institute' Crystal Davis will share preliminary findings from our upcoming report. You can also livestream here: worldbank.org/en/topic/biodi…

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Check out this reminder from Laura Bulbena on the vital role cities have to protect and conserve nature. Thank you for sharing, World Resources Institute! #COP16Colombia

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Latin America and the Caribbean are global leaders in renewable energy, but their hydropower sector faces risks from drought linked to climate change. Read our piece with WRI Colombia on how nature-based solutions can be part of the solution: bit.ly/3OkNZnm

Latin America and the Caribbean are global leaders in renewable energy, but their hydropower sector faces risks from drought linked to climate change. Read our piece with <a href="/WRIColombia/">WRI Colombia</a> on how nature-based solutions can be part of the solution: bit.ly/3OkNZnm
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Wildfires are getting worse on the East Coast because wildfires are getting worse across the globe. 🌏 Learn more about the ways wildfires are affecting communities near & far, and the steps cities can take to prevent them 🔗: bit.ly/3B6SKhg #wildfires #eastcoast

Wildfires are getting worse on the East Coast because wildfires are getting worse across the globe. 🌏

Learn more about the ways wildfires are affecting communities near &amp; far, and the steps cities can take to prevent them 🔗: bit.ly/3B6SKhg

#wildfires #eastcoast
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#SUNCASA has launched in Kigali! The project will build climate adaptation through NBS like: 1. Establishing new forests on 220 hectares 🌲 2. Reforesting 650 hectares 🌳 3. Planting 125,00 fruit trees and shrubs 🌱 Read more from IISD: bit.ly/3Zs6paU

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What do nature-based solutions for climate adaptation look like in practice? In a recent event led by IISD and IUCN, experts from the #SUNCASA project dove into this question. Check out the main takeaways: bit.ly/4fYMWpt

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The future of Latin American #cities isn't about expanding outward - it's about building resilience by: 🏚️Upgrading informal settlements 🚊Improving transit access 🏘️Adding housing density 🌳Integrating nature-based solutions More from #UrbanShift Forum: bit.ly/3YSm6rD

The future of Latin American #cities isn't about expanding outward - it's about building resilience by:

🏚️Upgrading informal settlements
🚊Improving transit access
🏘️Adding housing density
🌳Integrating nature-based solutions

More from #UrbanShift Forum: bit.ly/3YSm6rD
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🚨 Job Alert!🚨 Our team has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Environmental Economist. This role will help build the business case and economic rationale to drive nature-based solutions in the United States. Learn more and apply here: jobs.jobvite.com/wri/job/obo1uf…

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Forest health treatments are urgently needed in Utah's watersheds. They are also expensive. That's where the Utah Resilience Fund comes in. Read more about what it is and how it works in our latest blog with Summit County, Utah: bit.ly/4hmcJbg

Forest health treatments are urgently needed in Utah's watersheds. They are also expensive. That's where the Utah Resilience Fund comes in. 

Read more about what it is and how it works in our latest blog with <a href="/SummitCountyUT/">Summit County, Utah</a>: bit.ly/4hmcJbg
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Do you want to: 1. Measure your city’s vulnerability to extreme heat and flooding, and 2. Implement nature-based solutions to protect against these risks? Enroll in our webinar series with WRI India and Cities4Forests to learn everything you need: bit.ly/4gZw8PA

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In sub-Saharan Africa, nature-based solutions (NBS) can:  🌱Enhance biodiversity  🤝Support equity  💸Grow economies  ➕And more!  🆕 research from @worldresources and World Bank via GFDRR analyzed over 300 NBS projects. Discover how projects achieved these benefits:

In sub-Saharan Africa, nature-based solutions (NBS) can: 

🌱Enhance biodiversity 
🤝Support equity 
💸Grow economies 
➕And more! 

🆕 research from @worldresources and <a href="/WorldBank/">World Bank</a> via <a href="/GFDRR/">GFDRR</a> analyzed over 300 NBS projects. Discover how projects achieved these benefits: