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Projects, publications, news, events, insights and articles about work on the green economy including the challenges (such as the effect on local communities of mining for critical minerals) and the opportunities (such as conservation, biodiversity and debt swaps for climate and nature).

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A storm rages over downtown Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, in the early evening (Photo: Jeff_Holmes via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

Three ways developing nations can close the climate finance gaps

Insight, 04 April 2014

While 'green growth' has focused on attracting investment, 'green economy' targets wider and deeper reform to create an economic system that better serves society (Photo: Davetoaster via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

Support for green economy surges but crucial gaps remain

News, 24 February 2014

An Ethiopian farmer demonstrates the the impact of rain shortage on his maize crop (Photo: Dagnachew Belachew via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

Connecting the dots: Sharing knowledge to build climate resilient green economies

Insight, 19 February 2014

Kazakhstan's capital Astana will host the EXPO trade fair in 2017. Credit: Ken & Nyetta/Flicker (Creative Commons)

Kazakhstan: Green economy of the future?

Insight, 30 January 2014

Construction workers build a hotel in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. Credit: Overseas Development Institute / Antony Robbins (Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en_GB)

Time to hear LDC voices on Post-2015 development goals

Insight, 10 December 2013

Ethiopian children play in the water of a well

Ethiopia must rethink finance to achieve 2025 vision

Insight, 01 October 2013

Image of a solar panel, with light glinting off it.

Green growth and equity must go hand in hand

Insight, 13 June 2013

A mom and her newborn baby at the Maternal & Child Health Training Institute in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

New international development goals: score or miss?

Insight, 05 June 2013

A house in Rema gets fitted with solar panels.

Ethiopia: Can it adapt to climate change and build a green economy?

Insight, 25 March 2013

Traffic jam in China. Photo: Simon Lim

Green Growth, and how we get there

Insight, 01 March 2013

Mountains, forests and rice paddies in Nepal. Photo: Sajal Sthapit

Forest businesses 'fit for life'

Insight, 18 February 2013

A woman makes clothes for SOKO, a Kenyan textiles supplier that combines fashion manufacturing with bettering local livelihoods.

SOKO: Learning lessons on how to add value to the East African apparel sector

Insight, 11 February 2013

The Sumatran rhinoceros

World Conservation Congress: key themes and a new leader to watch

Insight, 17 September 2012

A man points his finger at someone in a meeting room at a debate at a meeting on the sustainable development of the Amazon at Rio+20.

Five things we’ve learnt from Rio+20

Insight, 03 July 2012

Logs from a community-managed forest in Ethiopia.

Rio+20: Forests form important foundation for a green economy

Insight, 26 June 2012

G8 group. Credit: President of the European Council

Rio+20: where are the G8 leaders?

Insight, 08 June 2012

Izabella Teixeira, Minister of Environment of Brazil, taken during the World Economic Forum on Latin America in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2011.

Influencing the outcomes at Rio+20

Insight, 24 May 2012

Image of Namibian drylands with a stone hill rising in the background.

3-point action plan for leaders at Rio+20 summit

News, 22 May 2012

Achim Steiner on the UN's expectations for Rio+20

News, 02 April 2012

Growth of China’s 'green public sphere' brings hope and opportunity

Insight, 26 March 2012

Ideias justas: Compartilhando soluções para um planeta sustentável

Event on 16 June 2012

Nigerian subsidy crisis shows the road to a green economy isn’t smooth

Insight, 17 January 2012

Green Economy Coalition gives Rio 2012 text a Grade B

Insight, 13 January 2012

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Earth Summit 2012: Crucial opportunity that needs broader buy-in

Insight, 20 December 2011

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