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(Climate Change) Want to plant billions of trees? Invest in nurseries first (WEF)

Brian Kittler Governments and companies are preparing for mass reforestation, with The Reforestation Hub showing that 133 million acres of forest across the US could...

(Food System) 5 ways to transform our food system to benefit people and planet (WEF)

Petra Hans Globally, we waste a third of all food produced and the natural resources involved in its production https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/5-ways-transform-food-system-sustainable/

(Gender Parity) International Women’s Day reflections on leading for an equal future in a COVID-19 world (Brookings)

Christina Kwauk and Emiliana Vegas Ayear ago in Washington, D.C., many of us at the Brookings Institution began to prepare for the likelihood of a lockdown in...

(USA) Algorithms and housing discrimination: Rethinking HUD’s new disparate impact rule (Brookings)

John Villasenor and Virginia Foggo Last September, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a final rule fundamentally changing the framework for pursuing disparate impact claims under...

(Africa) Putting girls at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic response in Africa (Brookings)

Mamta Murthi This week, as we approach International Women’s Day, government leaders are gathering at the World Bank Global Forum on Human Capital discussing, among...

(USA) Charts of the Week: Overdraft fees; stagnant US child population growth; federal climate planning (Brookings)

Fred Dews In this Charts of the Week edition, a look at how some banks rely heavily on overdraft fees for profits, the demographic issues...

(Africa) The Road to a Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: Considering African Priorities (SAIIA)

Stephanie Meek Minenhle Nene The commemoration of World Wildlife Day on 3 March this year has added significance as global stakeholders work towards a new set...

(Cybersecurity) Five privilege escalation flaws fixed in Linux Kernel (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini Experts found five vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel, tracked as CVE-2021-26708, that could lead to local privilege escalation. https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/115296/security/privilege-escalation-flaws-linux-kernel.html

(USA/Saudi Arabia) US walks a tightrope on Khashoggi report (ORF)

NAVDEEP SURI In Saudi Arabia, the Biden administration is trying to walk a fine line between a robust interpretation of US interests and a softer...

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