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Mining accounts for about 7% of total forest loss. Three new World Bank reports looked at good and bad practices of 30 mining operations.

https://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/low-carbon-future-must-protect-worlds-forests
Aerial view of construction at a large scale mine. © Bannafarsai/shutterstock
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Sustainable Mobility for All analyzes how countries could build upon measures to promote greener mobility and help cities breathe better.

https://blogs.worldbank.org/transport/transport-pollution-some-practical-solutions-developing-countries
Woman with protective mask rides bike on a busy street in Dongcheng District in Beijing. © Fotokon/Shutterstock
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When we design disaster risk management (DRM) projects, are we giving enough thought to bolstering the climate and disaster resilience of all people?

https://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/inclusive-resilience-are-we-building-resilience-all
Women at a reconstruction site in Nepal. © Keiko Sakoda/World Bank
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Globally, immunization against the disease among children ages 12-23 months has risen from 69% in 1992 to 85% in 2017.  During the same period, reported cases of measles have fallen from over 27 incidents per 100,000 people in 1992 to just over 2 incidents per 100,000 people in 2017. Sub-Saharan Africa has had the highest number of measles incidents but has also witnessed a sharp decline in reported cases from nearly 109 incidents per 100,000 people (or one incident per 1,000 people) in 1992 to 9 incidents in 2017. Read more.

 

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