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* New Data Shows Where Latin America Is Gaining Trees ( #blurb1 )
* Lessons from the Coal Boom that Didn’t Happen ( #blurb2 )
* Paris’ Vision for a Safer, Cleaner City ( #blurb3 )
* Uniting Climate Finance and the Global Financial System ( #blurb4 )

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New Data Shows Where Latin America Is Gaining Tree Cover ( [link removed] )
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Latin America, home to the Amazon rainforest and other vital ecosystems, has long grappled with rampant forest loss. But new satellite data reveals for the first time where trees are growing back.

While the region is still losing trees overall, our analysis found that 10 countries managed to hold tree cover steady between 2015 and 2023. Three ** nations *—* Guatemala, Uruguay and El Salvador — even saw a net gain.

But this data doesn’t tell the full story. Understanding why these changes are happening can tell us a lot more about how countries are progressing on conservation and restoration.

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Lessons from the Coal Boom that Didn’t Happen ( [link removed] )
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Recent executive orders ( [link removed] ) aim to revitalize the U.S. coal industry, bucking the global, decade-long trend of slowing coal growth. In fact, more than half of all new coal plants that were in development in 2015 have since been cancelled or suspended.

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Paris' Transformative Vision for a '15-Minute City' ( [link removed] )
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Once plagued by unhealthy smog, Paris’ air quality has improved dramatically, with pollutants plummeting by 50% or more since 2005 according to new data ( [link removed] ). This is no accident: Paris has been following a visionary plan to reimagine itself as a cleaner, safer and more people-friendly city.

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Climate Finance and the Global Financial System Need to Work Together ( [link removed] )
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The economic costs of climate change (both current and projected) are mounting, fueling concerns ( [link removed] ) that the crisis could destabilize the world’s financial systems. But with the right reforms, the global financial system could be doing much more to support climate solutions and build resilience to shocks.

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*FEATURED NEWS RELEASE*
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*Countries Agree to Global Fee on Shipping Industry’s Emissions ( [link removed] )*

On April 11, countries agreed on a draft deal through the International Maritime Organization to place a price on the shipping industry’s emissions.

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“While the agreement is a step forward, it falls short of the ambition the climate crisis demands. The agreement will likely deliver only a fraction of the emissions cuts needed for the IMO’s own 2030 climate goals, doing too little to speed the shift to zero-emission ships.”

*Tom Pickerell*

Global Director, Ocean Program, WRI

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Vital Visualizations
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Graph showing net tree cover change in Initiative 20x20 countries, 2015-2023 ( [link removed] )

New satellite data shows where tree cover in Latin America rose, fell or remained stable from 2015 to 2023. Our experts dug into what’s driving these changes.

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*People, Planet, Justice: Understanding and Countering Nature Crime ( [link removed] )*

WRI’s new report analyzes five types of nature crime, looking at how they work; their linkages to other forms of criminal activity (such as corruption and money laundering); and what policymakers, donors and civil society organizations can do to eradicate these crimes.

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🌏Rarely a day goes by without seeing messages about our personal responsibility to protect the planet. But new WRI research finds that while behavior shifts can massively cut carbon emissions, trying to change individual habits alone only delivers a sliver of this potential.

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