Frances Seymour

Frances Seymour

Frances Seymour is a distinguished senior fellow at the World Resources Institute, and lead author of the book, "Why Forests? Why Now? The Science, Economics, and Politics of Tropical Forests and Climate Change."

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Opinion: Turning away from the Paris Agreement is unpresidential — and bad for America

Opinion: Turning away from the Paris Agreement is unpresidential — and bad for America

over 8 years ago // Paris Climate Agreement

The Paris Agreement is the best instrument the world has for addressing the threats climate change poses to development. World Resources Institute's Frances Seymour explains.

Opinion: The rich-country roadmap to halting deforestation, enabling development and meeting climate commitments

Opinion: The rich-country roadmap to halting deforestation, enabling development and meeting climate commitments

almost 9 years ago // International Day of Forests

Forests are a powerful tool in the fight against climate change, and yet each year the world loses an Austria-sized chunk of tropical forest to consumer demand for products such as palm oil. Frances Seymour at the Center for Global Development explores four ways rich countries can help.