WRI experts will join the World Parks Congress, the landmark global forum on protected areas, to share Global Forest Watch, a cutting-edge forest monitoring tool that can support protected areas management.

Global Forest Watch events include:

Date, Time

Venue, Room

Session Title

November 10th

Google Sydney Office

Workshop on Tools for Groundtruthing Deforestation Data

November 11th 10:45 –12:30 PM

Sheraton on the Park

Asia-Pacific Rainforest Stakeholder Dialogue

November 13th 10:30 AM –12:00 PM

Protected Planet Pavilion

IntAct: International Action for Primary Forests

November 14th 10:30 –12:00 PM

Hall 4 Nth Pod

USAID's Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment

November 15th 12:15–1:15 PM

Playfair 2 (Lunch provided)

Official Global Forest Watch Side Event: Technology and Transparency to Monitor Protected Areas in Near-Real Time

November 15th and 16th

Protected Planet Pavilion

EcoHack Sydney

November 17th 8:30 –12:00 PM

Southee North Room

Monitoring Conservation Outcomes Inside and Outside Protected Areas


World Parks Congress Follow @globalforests for updates or visit globalforestwatch.org to use the platform.