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    Asia land use mapping
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    October 2, 2023

    What Is Peat Subsidence and How Can Countries Prevent this Environmental Disaster?

    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • land use
    Local people in a boat survey the Singkil Peat Swamp in Indonesia.
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • land use
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Update
    January 6, 2023

    Recommendations for Collaboration Between the US and China on Methane Emissions

    • GHG emissions
    • agriculture
    • waste
    • mapping
    Tiered hill agriculture.
    • GHG emissions
    • agriculture
    • waste
    • mapping
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    January 17, 2022

    Mapping, Management, and Mitigation: How Peatlands Can Advance Climate Action in Southeast Asia

    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • mapping
    Peatland forest in Parupuk village, Katingan. Central Kalimantan.
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • mapping
    Forests
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    February 9, 2021

    How Local People Are Mapping Billions of Trees on Their Land

    • land use
    • restoration
    • landscapes
    • climate impacts
    • Forests
    Woman stading next to a forest in Rwanda
    • land use
    • restoration
    • landscapes
    • climate impacts
    • Forests
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    September 16, 2019

    For Rural Communities, Protecting Land Is a Better Investment than Deforestation

    • Food
    • Forests
    • land use
    • agriculture
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    In India's Narmada District, legal recognition of communities' land rights have enabled villages to invest in sustainable, more productive land management. Photo by...
    • Food
    • Forests
    • land use
    • agriculture
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    News
    July 11, 2018

    COMUNICADO DE PRENSA: Una nueva investigación revela un campo de juego desigual entre las comunidades y las empresas que compiten por los derechos sobre las tierras

    • land use
    • commodities
    • Forests
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land use
    • commodities
    • Forests
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Asia
    Insights
    April 26, 2018

    Drop by Drop, Better Management Makes Dents in China’s Water Stress

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Yellow River, China
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Europe Asia
    Insights
    April 11, 2018

    It's Not Just Cape Town: 4 Shrinking Reservoirs to Watch

    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Al Massira dam, Morocco
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    January 29, 2018

    To Save Indonesia’s Carbon-Rich Peatlands, Start by Mapping Them

    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    Peat swamp forest in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    January 16, 2018

    40% of India’s Thermal Power Plants Are in Water-Scarce Areas, Threatening Shutdowns

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    India power plant
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    Asia
    Insights
    December 5, 2017

    3 Ways Governments Can Prevent Fake Data on Forests

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    Asia
    Insights
    February 16, 2017

    Exploring Indonesia's Long and Complicated History of Forest Fires

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    Forest and peat fire in Riau, Indonesia
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    Asia
    Asia
    Insights
    September 19, 2016

    After Record-Breaking Fires, Can Indonesia’s New Policies Turn Down the Heat?

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Forest and peat fires in Riau, Indonesia
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Asia
    Insights
    July 7, 2016

    As Indonesia’s Dry Season Looms, a New Tool Can Predict Daily Forest Fire Risk

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    Indonesia forest fire
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    April 21, 2016

    Destruction of Tropical Peatland Is an Overlooked Source of Emissions

    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Peat drainage canals
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    March 10, 2016

    What Indonesia Doesn’t Know About Peatlands Could Undermine its Climate Goals

    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • mapping
    • wetlands
    Peat swamp forests of the Katingan Peatland Reserve in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • mapping
    • wetlands
    Asia
    Asia
    Insights
    December 17, 2015

    Palm Oil Mill Data: A Step Towards Transparency

    • Climate
    • Food
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Palm oil plantation
    • Climate
    • Food
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Africa
    Latin America Africa Asia
    Insights
    December 1, 2015

    New Platform Reveals How Much Carbon Is Locked in Tropical Forests – and How Much Was Lost

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • mapping
    • UNFCCC
    GFW Climate will help measure emissions from tropical deforestation. Photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cifor/14626255095/in/album-72157645614284212/">M. Edliadi for the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • mapping
    • UNFCCC
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    News
    November 10, 2015

    RELEASE: First Interactive Global Map of Indigenous and Community Territories Will Help Secure Land Rights Worldwide and Boost Forest Conservation Efforts

    • mapping
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    • mapping
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance

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