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These cities are coming up with new ways to harness ‘hyper-diversity’
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Gregory Scruggs
September 11, 2017
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Cities, regions seen as ‘essential’ to growth in emissions trading
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Turning cities’ focus back to land-based finance
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How cities in Southeast Asia are acting on the SDGs ahead of their national governments
‘The common characteristic found among the frontrunner cities — regardless of country, size and socio-economic profile — is that they’ve clearly rejected the “wait and see” approach,’ said one expert.
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Augustine Kwan
September 4, 2017
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First-ever index ranks urban areas on SDGs implementation
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A new way to verify the real impacts of climate action in cities
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