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    December 5, 2014

    RELEASE: Países de Latinoamérica y el Caribe lanzan la Iniciativa 20x20 para restaurar 20 millones de hectáreas de tierra degradada

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    December 5, 2014

    RELEASE: Latin American and Caribbean Countries and Regional Programs Launch Initiative 20x20 to Restore 20 Million Hectares of Land

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    December 5, 2014

    AVISO: Países de Latinoamérica y el Caribe lanzan la Iniciativa 20x20 para restaurar 20 millones de hectáreas de tierra degradada

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    December 3, 2014

    Landscape Restoration—A Winning Strategy in a Warmer World

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    Costa Rica has built its economy by rebuilding forests. Photo by Geoff Gallice/Flickr
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    November 26, 2014

    Global Forest Landscape Restoration Target Set, National Contributions Announced

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    • Top Outcome: 2014
    Planting in village of Minwhoho, Lekle, Cameroon
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    October 21, 2014

    Ethiopia Commits to Restore One-Sixth of its Land

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    1. Communities such as this one in the Loka Abaya watershed in Ethiopia’s Rift Valley are the most vulnerable to the impacts of environmental degradation, and are among the communities most enthusiastic about restoring their lands. Photo Credit: Aaron Minnick/WRI
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    October 7, 2014

    Restoration Pledges in NY Declaration on Forests: Where Are the Opportunities?

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    The government of Ethiopia committed to restore 15 million hectares of degraded land. Photo credit: David Stanley, Flickr
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    October 6, 2014

    Counting Trees to Save the Woods: Using Big Data to Map Deforestation

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    What can other big data initiatives seeking to combat climate change learn from the Global Forest Watch? Photo Credit: CIAT/Flickr
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    October 6, 2014

    The New York Declaration on Forests: What’s in it for Africa?

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    Restoration could boost food and water security, improve livelihoods, and curb climate change in some of the most vulnerable regions on Earth. Photo credit: teachandlearn, Flickr
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    September 25, 2014

    UN Climate Summit Puts Forests Front and Center – But Will it Matter?

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    The island of Manhattan, though now one of the most densely populated places in the world, was once almost entirely forested. Photo Credit: Andrew Mace/Flickr
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    August 7, 2014

    The Difference One Tree Can Make

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    A babao tree in Zimbabwe. Planting hundreds or even millions of trees does not automatically translate into an increase in the overall long-term tree population. Photo Credit: Martin Heigan/Flickr
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    July 28, 2014

    It's Time for a Global Landscape Restoration Revolution

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    June 24, 2014

    3 Myths and Facts about Forest and Landscape Restoration

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    In Rwanda, 85 percent of the population makes a living from subsistence farming of degraded, formerly forested lands. Photo Credit: Gates Foundation/Flickr
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    May 30, 2014

    Atlas of Forest and Landscape Restoration Opportunities [Archived]

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    May 30, 2014

    7 Unexpected Places for Forest Landscape Restoration

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    A farmer in Lushoto, Tanzania prepares seedlings for transplanting. Photo credit: P. Kimeli (CIFOR)
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    May 28, 2014

    Restoration: It’s About More than Just the Trees

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    Agroforestry in Indonesia's Lubuk Beringin village. Photo credit: Tri Saputro, Flickr
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    February 20, 2014

    9 Maps that Explain the World's Forests

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    Global Forest Watch is an online forest monitoring system created by the World Resources Institute and more than 40 partners. Photo credit: Marco Simola, CIFOR
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