Western governments want to advance the clean energy transition without being overly dependent on China for critical minerals. But their plans fail to acknowledge a potential obstacle: the fraught local politics of opening up new mines. By Daniel Litvin

To turn around deforestation, patient indigenous-led conservation is key. By Matthew Clark

Protecting the world's forests would contribute significantly to the fight against climate change. But to do that, we must find the right balance between food production and reforestation, says WRI experts. By Susan Minnemeyer and Nancy Harris, Octavia Payne

Renewable energy is one promising solution to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate against climate change; but no technology is as effective at storing carbon as tropical forests, says Rockefeller Foundation's Lorenzo Bernasconi. By Lorenzo Bernasconi