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Two people standing in a green plantation in Vietnam
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When Companies Fall Afoul of Environmental Regulations, What Happens Next?

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is a global system that certifies responsible forest management. In some cases, FSC has severed ties with, or “disassociated” from, paper and timber giants worldwide when their direct or affiliate operations have harmed forests and people.
  • Natcha Tulyasuwan, Binod Chapagain, Panicha Chandragholica
A group of people gathers near a weather monitoring station.
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The Critical Role of the Private Sector in Weather and Climate Services

Improving access to and use of timely, accurate, and actionable weather and climate information is essential to building resilience to climate change and strengthening livelihoods across Africa. Collaborative partnerships between the public and private sectors can foster innovative, sustainable, and cost-effective approaches to weather and climate services systems.
  • Ali Blumenstock
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Power Banks: How Commercial Bank Lending is Catalyzing Off-Grid Household Electrification in Rwanda

In many developing countries, the companies that build, supply, and sell clean energy solutions have difficulty obtaining bank loans or other financing to expand their businesses or reach new markets. This was the case in Rwanda until Power Africa, through USAID, at the demand from financial institutions and providers of solar PV solutions, took action to educate, connect, and support commercial lending programs for off-grid electricity.
  • Power Africa