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3 Ways Open Data Can Help Forests

  • data
  • deforestation
  • Forests
Open data can help improve forest management and monitoring. Photo by Kai Lehmann/Flickr
  • data
  • deforestation
  • Forests
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How Much Rainforest Is in That Chocolate Bar?

  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • GHG emissions
  • Food
Photo by Everjean/Flickr.
  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • GHG emissions
  • Food
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¿Cuánta selva tropical hay en esa barra de chocolate?

  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • GHG emissions
  • Food
Foto por Everjean/Flickr.
  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • GHG emissions
  • Food
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Having it All: Indonesia Can Produce Palm Oil, Protect Forests and Reap Profits

  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • Forests
  • commodities
Agricultural development, like the oil palm plantation shown here, is the largest driver of deforestation in Indonesia. Photo by Achmad Rabin Taim/Wikimedia Commons
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • Forests
  • commodities
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Forest Fires Blaze in Indonesia’s Tesso Nilo National Park

  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • fires
  • commodities
Tesso Nilo is home to endangered species like the Sumatran tiger. Photo by Steve Wilson/Flickr
  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • fires
  • commodities
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Indonesia’s Forest Fires Reignite, Threatening Protected Areas and Peatlands

  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • Forests
  • fires
  • mapping
  • commodities
Fires are again burning in Indonesia's forests. Photo by Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian Embassy for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • Forests
  • fires
  • mapping
  • commodities

Zooming In: “Sustainable” Cocoa Producer Destroys Pristine Forest in Peru

  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • Forests
  • mapping
Land cleared to make way for United Cacao’s 2,000 hectare (5,000 acre) plantation.  Photo by Mongabay
  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • Forests
  • mapping
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Extending Indonesia’s Forest Moratorium Is a Win for Business

  • deforestation
  • Economics
  • biodiversity
  • Business
  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • Economics
  • biodiversity
  • Business
  • Forests
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Protecting Indonesia's Forests Is a Key Issue for Paris Climate Talks

  • Forests
  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • Climate
Oil palm plantation near Bengkulu, Sumatra. Photo by James Anderson/World Resources Institute.
  • Forests
  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • Climate
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What Does it Really Mean When a Company Commits to “Zero Deforestation”?

  • Business
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • deforestation
  • Forests
Flora and fauna of the Borneo Rainforest. Photo by Bill Barclay, Rainforest Action Network
  • Business
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • deforestation
  • Forests
News
  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • global forest watch

Tree Cover Loss Spikes in Russia and Canada, Remains High Globally

  • Forests
  • data
  • global forest watch
  • mapping
Forest fire in Banff, Canada. Photo by Sarah Lindstrom/Flickr
  • Forests
  • data
  • global forest watch
  • mapping
Insights

Bonn Challenge On Track to Meet Land Restoration Goal by 2020

  • deforestation
  • restoration
  • agriculture
  • Forests
Peter Ndunda, Technical Program Manager, Clinton Climate Initiative (right) plants a tree in the Ethiopia's Lake Abaya Region with a local man. Photo by Aaron Minnick
  • deforestation
  • restoration
  • agriculture
  • Forests
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Satellite Data Reveals State of the World’s Mangrove Forests

  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • mapping
  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • mapping
News

RELEASE: Kevin Moss to Lead WRI’s Business Center

  • Business
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Business
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy