Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Fire management to prevent large wildfires late in the dry season

Preserving the grasslands by avoiding conversion to croplands

Afforestation project with sustainable timber production

By preserving grasslands in Colorado and Montana, these projects lock carbon into the soil and avoid the emissions from conversion to agriculture.

Reforesting one million hectares of native woodland to restore one of North America’s most important ecosystems

Largest single private land conservation purchase protects 156,000 acres of Boreal forests in British Columbia

Reducing the environmental impact of a landfill site through methane capture, electricity generation and wetland enhancement

Preserving the short grass prairie of the Great Plains using grazing animals such as native bison to naturally maintain the health of the rangeland

Delivering essential renewable energy capacity in a country with rapidly growing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

This concentrated solar park delivers over 200 GWh of electricity to the South African grid every year

The careful destruction of the gases found in refrigerators and air conditioner units

Supporting China’s green growth by enhancing renewable energy capacity to meet growing energy demands.

Encouraging improved waste management processes and growth of renewable energy capacity in a rapidly growing country

Generating renewable power to enhance rural energy access and reduce carbon emissions

Supporting India’s green growth agenda by enhancing renewable energy capacity to meet growing energy demands.

Supporting Mexico's renewable energy ambition by harnessing wind energy to power 700,000 households

Protecting hardwood forest to ensure the survival of native plant and wildlife species

Restoring and enhancing a coastal ecosystem of global biodiversity significance, while supporting sustainable economic growth for indigenous populations

the largest geothermal power station in Indonesia uses an extensive geothermal reservoir to deliver reliable, clean and renewable electricity

Supporting China’s green growth by enhancing renewable energy capacity to meet growing energy demands.

By planting indigenous trees and supporting natural regeneration, the project is restoring more than 10,000 hectares of forest in an area with some of the highest biodiversity in East Africa

Tackling household air pollution through improved cookstoves in rural Mexico

Solar lighting systems for households in Kenya and Uganda not connected to the grid

Delivering essential renewable energy capacity in a country with rapidly growing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

Transforming waste into a clean, affordable energy supply for 800,000 people

Tackling household air pollution and substituting coal use with improved cookstoves in China

Working with indigenous forest-dependent communities to build sustainable economic livelihoods and protect a global biodiversity hotspot

Tackling India’s energy shortage and increasing demand by enhancing renewable energy capacity

Clean water by repairing and drilling new boreholes, reducing pressure on local forests for firewood to boil and purify water

The largest grid-connected solar park in East Africa delivers 15,000 MWh of clean electricity to the Rwandan grid

Distributing free solar cookers to low income households, bringing health and financial benefits to more than 300,000 people

164 million litres of clean water per year brought to 270,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa

Granting energy access to 387,000 households in India through solar lighting and renewable energy

A programme to help people burn coal in a more fuel efficient manner

A REDD+ project protecting over 290,000 hectares of forest in eastern Cambodia

This Gold Standard project in the coastal region of Kenya, provides clean drinking water to small rural communities through the repair and installation of boreholes.

Efficient cookstoves bring improved health and financial security to 600,000 households in India

Switching to renewable biomass to reduce emissions and protect local biodiversity

Fuel-efficient cookstoves reduce deforestation, bring health benefits and deliver financial savings to Malawian communities

Tackling household air pollution and deforestation with improved cookstoves in Kenya

Increasing fuel efficiency and reducing indoor air pollution using improved cookstoves

Protecting one of the most threatened ecosystems in the tropical Andes through forest management and community livelihood programmes

A closed-loop solution providing clean energy to smallholder farmers in China through biogas clean cooking

Using solar technology to meet the energy needs of a growing population while promoting low carbon development

Conserving important biodiversity by empowering 50,000 community members to build sustainable livelihoods

Empowering 61,000 farmers across 2,000 villages to build sustainable livelihoods through community reforestation activity

Empowering 90,000 farmers across 4,000 villages to build sustainable livelihoods through community reforestation activity

Water filters and improved cookstoves bring health benefits to more than 230,000 people in Guatemala

Working with 6,000 farmers to improve financial security and build sustainable livelihoods through community based tree planting programmes

Granting land tenure and providing agricultural training to prevent deforestation and promote sustainable economic livelihoods

Creating forest based sustainable livelihoods for 225,000 people, to mitigate threats to forest resources and build climate resilience

Protecting 65,000 hectares of tropical peat swamp from palm oil conversion by engaging local communities through education and agroforestry training. The first project to have been validated as contributing to all 17 of the Sustainable Development Goals by the SDVISta programme.

Improving the quality of rural homes by converting animal waste to a clean energy source