{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"geography":["Humbo"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":2,"relation":"eq"},"page":1,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?geography=Humbo","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"wri-001116","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wri-001116","title":"The Restoration Diagnostic Can Help Bring Commitments into Action on the Ground","publisher":{"name":"World Resources Institute","organization":"world-resources-institute"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2016-02-23","source_url":"https://www.wri.org/technical-perspectives/insider-restoration-diagnostic-can-help-bring-commitments-action-ground","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The World Resources Institute has developed the Restoration Diagnostic to help countries and landscapes move from restoration commitments to action. 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