// GreenAtlas Intelligence
Deeply researched articles on sustainability in the humanitarian and development space. Facts, figures, maps, and explainers — built for practitioners, not academics.
Core research areas — from carbon markets to displacement-driven environmental pressure
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GreenAtlas Insights publishes rigorous, practical research at the intersection of sustainability, humanitarian operations, and development finance. Every piece is built around data, illustrated with maps and infographics, and written to be usable — not just readable. Articles are published regularly and indexed in the GreenAtlas Sustainability Readiness Index.
Across East Africa and Somalia, NGO field operations run on diesel generators that consume hundreds of thousands of litres of fuel annually — with zero tracking, zero reporting, and zero accountability.
Kenya has passed legislation that opens the door to carbon credit participation for a new class of organizations. Most don't know what it means for them.
Displacement doesn't just move people — it moves environmental pressure. This piece maps how large-scale displacement events have reshaped land use, water demand, and forest cover.
International Financial Reporting Standards S1 and S2 are reshaping how organizations disclose environmental risk and impact.
The ILO projects 3.3 million green jobs across Africa by 2030. But who will fill them?
A paradox: the organizations most committed to human welfare are among the least prepared for sustainability reporting.
Somalia hosts one of the world's largest humanitarian operations. It also has near-zero sustainability infrastructure.
From food packaging to medical waste, humanitarian procurement generates enormous quantities of waste that flow through supply chains with almost no environmental monitoring.
Humanitarian logistics in East Africa relies on ageing vehicle fleets, long travel distances, and fuel-intensive last-mile delivery.
The inaugural GreenAtlas Sustainability Readiness Index — the definitive baseline for sustainability in East African civil society.
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