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    Forests
    Insights
    February 11, 2021

    Just 7 Commodities Replaced an Area of Forest Twice the Size of Germany Between 2001 and 2015

    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    Forests
    Insights
    January 21, 2021

    Forests Absorb Twice As Much Carbon As They Emit Each Year

    • GHG emissions
    • Forests
    • COP26
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    • GHG emissions
    • Forests
    • COP26
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Forests
    Insights
    September 23, 2020

    Young Forests Capture Carbon Quicker than Previously Thought

    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • restoration
    • Climate
    A small sapling growing out of a piece of wood.
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • restoration
    • Climate
    Forests
    Insights
    June 8, 2020

    Is Destruction the Inevitable Fate of Our Forests?

    • fires
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Forest fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia
    • fires
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    Insights
    June 2, 2020

    We Lost a Football Pitch of Primary Rainforest Every 6 Seconds in 2019

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    Large logs sit on a truck bed in a forest concession in Ghana.
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    Forests
    Oceania Latin America Africa Asia
    News
    May 19, 2020

    ADVISORY: Embargoed Press Call on Global Forest Watch 2019 Tree Cover Loss Data

    • fires
    • deforestation
    • forest monitoring
    • global forest watch
    • fires
    • deforestation
    • forest monitoring
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    News
    April 30, 2020

    RELEASE: WRI and Cargill Partner on Tools and Best Practices to Advance Sustainable Agriculture

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • global forest watch
    • agriculture
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • global forest watch
    • agriculture
    Forests
    Insights
    February 21, 2020

    Agriculture Drove Recent Record-Breaking Tree Cover Loss

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Cornfield in Thailand
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    February 4, 2020

    Will Mexico’s Growing Avocado Industry Harm Its Forests?

    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    Avocado
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    Climate
    Oceania
    Insights
    January 10, 2020

    4 Things to Know About Australia’s Wildfires and Their Impacts on Forests

    • Forests
    • fires
    • drought
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    Australia fires
    • Forests
    • fires
    • drought
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    Forests
    Insights
    January 10, 2020

    10 Big Changes for Forests Over the Last Decade

    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Forests
    News
    October 31, 2019

    RELEASE: Palm Oil Industry to Jointly Develop Radar Monitoring Technology to Detect Deforestation

    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • commodities
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • commodities
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 28, 2019

    Brazil’s Fire Ban Correlates to a Reduction in Amazon Wildfires. The Ban Just Lifted.

    • Forests
    • fires
    • forest monitoring
    Brazil fires
    • Forests
    • fires
    • forest monitoring
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