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    Forests
    Insights
    February 29, 2024

    Complex Supply Chains Are Still a Major Barrier to Ending Deforestation

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • data
    • agriculture
    • forest products
    • corporate sustainability
    • commodities
    Plantation worker watching as a truck unloads freshly harvested oil palm branches.
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • data
    • agriculture
    • forest products
    • corporate sustainability
    • commodities
    Forests
    Insights
    August 29, 2023

    Les Dernières Données Disponibles Confirment que les Feux de Forêts Se Multiplient

    • deforestation
    • fires
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate science
    Forest fire in Borneo, Indonesia
    • deforestation
    • fires
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate science
    Forests
    Insights
    August 29, 2023

    The Latest Data Confirms: Forest Fires Are Getting Worse

    • deforestation
    • fires
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate science
    Forest fire in Borneo, Indonesia
    • deforestation
    • fires
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate science
    Forests
    Insights
    July 20, 2023

    Wood Is Not the Climate-friendly Building Material Some Claim it to Be

    • Food
    • land use
    • Climate
    • commodities
    • Buildings
    unloading log truck at lumber processing mill
    • Food
    • land use
    • Climate
    • commodities
    • Buildings
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    June 9, 2023

    5 Ways Wildfires Affect People Near and Far

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • Climate
    • Cities
    Women wear masks in New York City after Canadian wildfire causes dangerous air pollution
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • Climate
    • Cities
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 30, 2023

    UN Water Conference 2023: Not Enough Game-changing Commitments

    • Corporate Water Stewardship
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    • floods
    • drought
    Girls collect water in Rajasthan, India
    • Corporate Water Stewardship
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    • floods
    • drought
    Forests
    North America
    Update
    September 30, 2022

    3 Lessons on Wildfire Resilience and Recovery from Oregon’s Santiam Basin

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • fires
    A road leading into the woods with a welcome sign
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • fires
    Forests
    Insights
    August 17, 2022

    Data Baru Mengonfirmasi: Kebakaran Hutan Semakin Memburuk

    • deforestation
    • fires
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate science
    Forest fire in Borneo, Indonesia
    • deforestation
    • fires
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate science
    Forests
    Insights
    August 17, 2022

    Los nuevos datos lo confirman: los incendios forestales están empeorando

    • deforestation
    • fires
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate science
    Forest fire in Borneo, Indonesia
    • deforestation
    • fires
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate science
    Forests
    Insights
    April 5, 2022

    How a New EU Regulation Can Reduce Deforestation Globally

    • deforestation
    • regulation
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Aerial footage of palm oil and the forest in Sentabai Village, West Kalimantan, 2017.
    • deforestation
    • regulation
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 30, 2021

    Improving Water Security Helps Reduce the Gender Gap in Mexico City

    • Forests
    • Gender
    • drought
    • infrastructure
    • water risk
    A woman selling snacks from a cart in the middle of a busy plaza in Mexico City.
    • Forests
    • Gender
    • drought
    • infrastructure
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Asia
    Insights
    August 26, 2021

    How Water Challenges Threaten India’s Energy Security

    • water risk
    • renewable energy
    • power plants
    • drought
    • floods
    • Aqueduct
    Power plant in dry land
    • water risk
    • renewable energy
    • power plants
    • drought
    • floods
    • Aqueduct
    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
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 16, 2020

    China Can Save Forests While Strengthening Its Economic Resilience

    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    Bolivian soy plantation
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    Forests
    Insights
    November 19, 2020

    Progress Must Speed Up to Protect and Restore Forests by 2030

    • fires
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • global forest watch
    A pile of logs on the side of a road.
    • fires
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • global forest watch
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 21, 2020

    I've Worked on Climate Policy for 30 Years. Western US Fires Are the Scariest Thing I’ve Seen.

    • fires
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    A forest fire at night.
    • fires
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 16, 2020

    6 Graphics Explain the Climate Feedback Loop Fueling US Fires

    • Forests
    • fires
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • climate impacts
    Bobcat Fire, as seen from Monrovia, California
    • Forests
    • fires
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • climate impacts
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Technical Perspectives
    September 15, 2020

    INSIDER: Mainstreaming Climate Adaptation into Development: Three Lessons from Kenya

    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation finance
    • Water Security
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • food security
    Herders in Kenya.
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation finance
    • Water Security
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • food security

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