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    October 26, 2015

    3 Ways Obama Could Help Fight Indonesia's Massive Fires

    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • mapping
    • U.S. policy
    Fires in Indonesia are creating haze throughout Southeast Asia. Photo by Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian Embassy for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • mapping
    • U.S. policy
    Insights
    September 21, 2015

    Leveraging the Power of the Crowd to Identify Illegal Land and Forest Fires in Indonesia

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • fires
    • mapping
    Forest fire in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo by CIFOR/Flickr.
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • fires
    • mapping
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    July 1, 2015

    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
    Freshwater
    Asia North America
    Insights
    June 23, 2015

    NASA Satellite Data Help Show Where Groundwater Is – And Where It Isn’t

    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/33377700@N00/155517365/">Ozyman</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 9, 2015

    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
    Freshwater
    Insights
    June 2, 2015

    A Global Tour of 7 Recent Droughts

    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Several extreme droughts have occurred globally in the past decade. Photo by Negeso Muso/Flickr
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    April 2, 2015

    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
    Climate
    Insights
    March 26, 2015

    Tracking New Climate Action Plans in the Lead-Up to COP 21 in Paris

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • NDC
    • mapping
    • COP21
    Switzerland plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 50 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. (Geneva, Switzerland) Photo by TrinDiego/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • NDC
    • mapping
    • COP21
    Climate
    Insights
    March 5, 2015

    World’s 15 Countries with the Most People Exposed to River Floods

    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • climate change
    • mapping
    • rivers
    • water risk
    Citizens flee floods in Sri Lanka. Photo by trokilinochchi/Wikimedia Commons.
    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • climate change
    • mapping
    • rivers
    • water risk
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    February 20, 2015

    Satellite Data Reveals State of the World’s Mangrove Forests

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Forests
    Insights
    November 11, 2014

    New Technology Can Help Ensure that Protected Areas Stay Protected

    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    The world has more than 177,000 protected areas, all of which require proper management to prevent harmful and illegal activities. Photo credit: Garrett Ziegler, Flickr
    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    Climate
    Insights
    October 6, 2014

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

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • data
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    What can other big data initiatives seeking to combat climate change learn from the Global Forest Watch? Photo Credit: CIAT/Flickr
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • data
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    Climate
    Africa Latin America North America Europe
    News
    September 4, 2014

    STATEMENT: Global Forest Watch Wins UN Big Data Climate Challenge Prize

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    July 30, 2014

    New French Satellite Imagery to Help Forest Management in the Congo Basin

    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    • rivers
    When it comes to monitoring forests, the Congo Basin remains one of the most challenging environments in the world. Photo Credit: CIFOR/Flickr
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    • rivers
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    July 15, 2014

    Tar Sands Threaten World’s Largest Boreal Forest

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • natural resources
    • fossil fuels
    Canada’s boreal forests feature mountain ranges; forested plains, bogs, and peatlands; coniferous and mixed forests; and millions of waterways. Photo credit: Ken Owen, Flickr
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • natural resources
    • fossil fuels

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