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2 articles from World Resources Institute

Water

Reducing wildfires and water risks with nature-based solutions

Nature-based solutions are being used for the protection, management and restoration of natural systems - here's why companies need to invest in them.

Todd Gartner, Todd Reeve, Sara Hoversten, James Anderson, Phil Saksa, and Lizzie Marsters · World Resources Institute 05 Sep 2022

Forests

These countries have gained more trees than they have lost

130.9 million hectares of tree cover were gained over the last 20 years, with European countries Ireland and Poland seeing some of the largest increases.

Katie Reytar, Darby Levin, Elizabeth Goldman, Fred Stolle, and Mikaela Weisse · World Resources Institute 11 Jul 2022