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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
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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
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Explore Changing Global Emissions through Interactive Maps

  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • data
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy
The world's major emitters have changed significantly over the past few decades. Photo credit: Jon Pinder, Flickr
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • data
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy

Ecuador Shows Why Communities and the Climate Need Strong Forest Rights

  • Climate
  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • climate change
  • extractive industries
  • human rights
  • land rights
  • fossil fuels
The impacts of oil extraction in Ecuador show why secure community forest rights are necessary to protect livelihoods and the environment. Photo credit: Tomas Munita, CIFOR
  • Climate
  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • climate change
  • extractive industries
  • human rights
  • land rights
  • fossil fuels

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
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The History of Carbon Dioxide Emissions

  • Energy
  • data
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
Eggborough power plant. Photo credit: Jon Pinder, Flickr
  • Energy
  • data
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases

What Will it Take to End the “Resource Curses?”

  • environmental democracy
  • extractive industries
  • natural resources
  • fossil fuels
  • environmental justice
  • land rights
Chad's oil fields continue to leach chemicals, create air pollution, and degrade Lake Chad. Photo credit: Carsen ten Brink, Flickr
  • environmental democracy
  • extractive industries
  • natural resources
  • fossil fuels
  • environmental justice
  • land rights

Open Data: A New Tool for Building Climate Resilience

  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • data
  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise
In 2012 alone, extreme weather events caused more than $110 billion in damages and claimed more than 300 lives. Photo credit: Randy Le'Moine, Flickr 2012
  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • data
  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise

New Map Documents Natural Resource Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa

  • development
  • environmental democracy
  • extractive industries
  • land rights
  • Freshwater
A farmer stands amidst a rice farm in Burundi, Africa. Photo Credit: Flickr/IRRI Images
  • development
  • environmental democracy
  • extractive industries
  • land rights
  • Freshwater
Data

Aqueduct Country and River Basin Rankings [Datasets]

  • Business
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
  • rivers
  • data
  • Business
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
  • rivers
  • data
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WRI Launches Upgraded Climate Data Explorer

  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • data
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • greenhouse gases
CAIT 2.0 provides GHG emissions data for 186 countries and 50 U.S. states. Photo credit: John Pinder, Flickr
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • data
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • greenhouse gases
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ASEAN Leaders Can Act to Reduce Fires and Haze

  • data
  • fires
  • Forests
  • illegal logging
  • mapping
Fires in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Credit: Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian Embassy
  • data
  • fires
  • Forests
  • illegal logging
  • mapping
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Conflicting Reporting Systems May Hinder Companies' Water Risk Strategies

  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • data
  • mapping
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
A tugboat pushes barges on the Mississippi River. Photo credit: Tom Gill, Flickr
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • data
  • mapping
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
Data

Eutrophication & Hypoxia Map Data Set

  • Freshwater
  • pollution
  • water pollution
  • mapping
  • data
  • Freshwater
  • pollution
  • water pollution
  • mapping
  • data

Ending the "Resource Curse": Canada Commits to Make Mining More Transparent

  • Business
  • environmental democracy
  • extractive industries
  • natural resources
  • Business
  • environmental democracy
  • extractive industries
  • natural resources

Improving Freedom of Information in Uganda

  • Equity & Governance
  • environmental democracy
  • extractive industries
  • freedom of information
  • fossil fuels
  • public participation
  • Equity & Governance
  • environmental democracy
  • extractive industries
  • freedom of information
  • fossil fuels
  • public participation

What Exporting U.S. Natural Gas Means for the Climate

  • Energy
  • climate change
  • extractive industries
  • fossil fuels
  • U.S. policy
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • extractive industries
  • fossil fuels
  • U.S. policy

U.S. Natural Gas Exports: Friend or Foe?

  • Energy
  • climate change
  • extractive industries
  • fossil fuels
  • U.S. policy
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • extractive industries
  • fossil fuels
  • U.S. policy

5 Reasons Why It’s (Still) Important to Reduce Fugitive Methane Emissions

  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • extractive industries
  • fossil fuels
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • extractive industries
  • fossil fuels