Videos

Nearly half of Earth’s forests have been cleared or degraded – but we have the power to change this!

After the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the international community now faces the real work of translating vision into action. What will public, private and non-governmental actors need to do better, more, or differently to achieve the SDGs?

In the aftermath of the historic climate agreement in Paris, WRI’s President & CEO Andrew Steer discusses major features of the agreement and what comes next.

Climate change is the most serious threat our planet faces, and will impact people around the world. That’s why this December, representatives from 195 countries will meet at a United Nations conference in Paris to reach a new international climate agreement. But what should the agreement include? This video describes the 3 key ingredients for the COP21 Paris agreement.

New analysis from GFW has identified new hotspots of accelerating loss in the Mekong River Basin, West Africa, South America’s Gran Chaco region and Madagascar. Nigel Sizer, global director of WRI’s Forests Program, explains why.

Very little thought has been given, until now, about how to scale regreening success.

WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities works to make urban sustainability a reality. Global research and on-the-ground experience in Brazil, China, India, Mexico, Turkey and the United States combine to spur action that improves life for millions of people.

Walter Vergara, Senior Fellow at WRI, speaks about Initiative 20x20.

What is climate equity and what actions should countries take?

Visualize country comparisons with the CAIT Equity Explorer.

This video illustrates Katari community farmers who rely on community land rights, and the challenges faced by governments who don't always back them up with legislation.