Greening Economic Sectors
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Community uplift through solar power
Built on initial funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the iShack project improves living conditions through pay-for-use solar… Continue reading…
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All the latest news, events and thinking on the transition to green and fair economies, from our global network and beyond
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Restoring Europe's wild places
As the population of Europe becomes increasingly urbanised, large areas of land that once supported farms, villages and rural industry are b… Continue reading…
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Brazil's pioneering rainforest & livelihoods scheme
The Bolsa Floresta (”Forest Allowance”) Programme, which has operated in the Brazilian state of Amazonas since 2007, is one of the longest-r… Continue reading…
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Protecting the environment and creating jobs in India
India’s Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is by far the world’s largest works-based social protection scheme,… Continue reading…
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Public health protected by London's parks
For its size, London is one of the greenest cities in the world, with a multitude of public parks, community gardens and other green spaces … Continue reading…
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Insuring coral reefs in Mexico
Off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, a novel insurance scheme is changing the ways communities and businesses value and protect… Continue reading…
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Coastal wetlands tackle storm damage in the US
Coastal storms can cause millions – sometimes billions – of dollars’ worth of damage, especially if they make landfall in densely populated … Continue reading…
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Working for water in South Africa
South Africa’s Working for Water (WfW) scheme is a ground-breaking inter-sectoral, multi-disciplinary project that uses a PES approach to ad… Continue reading…
