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    Forests
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    July 17, 2017

    Global Tree Cover Loss Remains High. Emerging Patterns Reveal Shifting Contributors.

    • deforestation
    • forest monitoring
    • Forests
    Aguaje trees in Peru.
    • deforestation
    • forest monitoring
    • Forests
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    December 14, 2016

    Weather Patterns that Fueled Great Smoky Mountains Forest Fire Could Increase with Climate Change

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • fires
    Wildfire at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • fires
    Climate
    North America
    News
    November 16, 2016

    WRI Statement on 2050 Climate Strategies of the United States, Canada and Mexico

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Food
    Initiatives
    August 9, 2016

    Better Buying Lab

    produce at a food stand
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    May 11, 2016

    5 Images Explain Why the Alberta Forest Fires Are So Hard to Stop

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    forest fire in Alberta, Canada
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    Climate
    Europe North America
    Insights
    April 5, 2016

    The Roads to Decoupling: 21 Countries Are Reducing Carbon Emissions While Growing GDP

    • Economics
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    Wind turbines
    • Economics
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America Latin America Africa Europe
    News
    November 30, 2015

    STATEMENT: At COP21, Heads of State and Institutions Call for Pricing Carbon

    • carbon pricing
    • COP21
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • carbon pricing
    • COP21
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    Forests
    North America Africa Latin America
    Insights
    May 6, 2015

    Forests Housing Rare and Endangered Species Lost 1.2 Million Hectares of Trees Since 2001

    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    Whooping crane chick. Photo by International Crane Foundation/Wikimedia Commons
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    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
    Asia Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    September 5, 2014

    A Tale of 3 Countries: Water Risks to Global Shale Development

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Shale gas drilling site in Pennsylvania. Photo Credit: Nicholas Tonelli/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Climate
    Asia Latin America
    Data
    September 2, 2014

    Infographic: Protecting Water Security, Promoting Energy Security

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Energy
    Asia Africa Latin America North America
    News
    September 2, 2014

    RELEASE: New Analysis Finds 38% of World’s Shale Resources Face Water Stress

    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Energy
    Asia Africa Latin America North America
    News
    August 31, 2014

    ADVISORY: Press Call: How Water Risk Affects Global Shale Development

    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    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
    Equity & Governance
    Africa Latin America North America
    Insights
    March 21, 2014

    5 Overlooked Deforestation Hotspots

    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • commodities
    Marahoué National Park in the Ivory Coast has lost 93% of its forest cover between 2002 and 2008. Photo credit: jbdodane, Flickr 2013
    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • commodities
    Forests
    Asia
    News
    February 19, 2014

    RELEASE: Global Forest Watch: Dynamic New Platform to Protect Forests Worldwide

    • global forest watch
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    • global forest watch
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    Forests
    North America
    Videos
    January 9, 2014

    Global Forest Watch | Conserving Assets, Creating Legacies | Peter Lee at TEDxNairobi

    • Forests
    • mapping
    • land rights
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • land rights
    Food
    Africa Europe Asia
    News
    October 21, 2013

    RELEASE: New Effort Launched to Measure and Monitor Global Food Loss and Waste

    • Business
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • Business
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste

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