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    Insights
    May 12, 2014

    3 Tales of Hope for a Low-Carbon Future

    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Business
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • deforestation
    • low carbon development
    • commodities
    At last week's "Ascent" meeting in Abu Dhabi, clubs of countries and companies committed to double the share of renewable energy and the pace of energy efficiency gains. Photo credit: CoCreatr, Flickr
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Business
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • deforestation
    • low carbon development
    • commodities
    Climate
    Insights
    April 14, 2014

    Water Stress Magnifies Drought’s Negative Impacts throughout the United States

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • climate change
    • water risk
    Drought affected corn crops in Texas in August 2013. Photo credit: USDA, Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • climate change
    • water risk
    Food
    Insights
    April 10, 2014

    The Changing Landscape of Forest Management

    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • Food
    • commodities
    • agriculture
    While palm oil can be produced sustainably, its production is currently a major driver of deforestation. Photo credit: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Flickr 2012
    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • Food
    • commodities
    • agriculture
    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
    Insights
    March 14, 2014

    Kebakaran Hutan di Indonesia Mencapai Tingkat Tertinggi Sejak Kondisi Darurat Kabut Asap Juni 2013

    • fires
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Photo credit: CIFOR, Flickr 2011
    • fires
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    March 3, 2014

    Indonesian Fires Bring More Haze to Southeast Asia

    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • mapping
    • commodities
    A forest fire in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, in September of 2011. Photo credit: Rini Sulaiman, Norwegian Embassy for Center for International Forestry Research
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Forests
    Insights
    February 20, 2014

    9 Maps that Explain the World's Forests

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Global Forest Watch is an online forest monitoring system created by the World Resources Institute and more than 40 partners. Photo credit: Marco Simola, CIFOR
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 13, 2014

    Amidst California’s Drought, an Opportunity for Action

    • climate change
    • drought
    • climate impacts
    The majority of California is currently blanketed in "extreme drought." Photo credit: Amber Tsuchida, Flickr
    • climate change
    • drought
    • climate impacts
    Food
    Data
    October 31, 2013

    Dataset: Agricultural Exposure to Water Stress

    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • commodities
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • commodities
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • Aqueduct
    Food
    Data
    October 31, 2013

    Portion of Agricultural Production Under High or Extremely High Stress

    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • agriculture
    • commodities
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • agriculture
    • commodities
    Food
    Data
    October 31, 2013

    Agricultural Exposure to Water Stress

    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • agriculture
    • commodities
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • agriculture
    • commodities
    • mapping
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    October 20, 2013

    “Swapping Land” to Produce Sustainable Palm Oil in Indonesia

    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Oil palm fruit is loaded into a truck at a plantation near Bengkulu, Sumatra. Photo: WRI/ James Anderson
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Food
    Asia
    Insights
    October 19, 2013

    ‘Tukar-Menukar Lahan’ untuk Produksi Kelapa Sawit Berkelanjutan di Indonesia

    • Forests
    • restoration
    • commodities
    Perkebunan sawit dekat Bengkulu, Sumatra. Photo: WRI/ James Anderson
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • commodities
    Finance
    Africa
    Insights
    October 8, 2013

    Q&A with African Risk Capacity: How Innovative Financing Models Can Build Climate Change Resilience

    • Climate
    • drought
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    A Tanzania farmer shows the effects of drought on her maize crop. Photo credit: Anne Wangalachi/CIMMYT
    • Climate
    • drought
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    Forests
    Initiatives
    July 16, 2013

    Forest Governance and Policy (FGP)

    Forests
    Asia
    Data
    July 16, 2013

    Suitability Mapper

    • Forests
    • commodities
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Forests
    Asia
    Data
    July 16, 2013

    Forest Cover Analyzer

    • commodities
    • Forests
    • commodities
    • Forests
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    July 15, 2013

    Cutting Carbon through Industrial Energy Efficiency: The Case of Midwest Pulp and Paper Mills

    • Business
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • commodities
    • Business
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • commodities
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    July 12, 2013

    Indonesia Haze Risk Will Remain High Unless Ministers Keep Promises

    • Forests
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • commodities
    • Forests
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • commodities

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