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Timber Harvesting and Climate Change Are Depleting Europe's Mature Forests

  • Forests
  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • global forest watch
  • forest products
A bulldozer harvests timber in a tall, lush pine forest.
  • Forests
  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • global forest watch
  • forest products
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These 8 Countries Are Scaling Up Renewable Energy the Fastest

  • renewable energy
  • energy efficiency
  • Energy Access
  • Clean Energy
Construction workers on a rooftop with wind turbines.
  • renewable energy
  • energy efficiency
  • Energy Access
  • Clean Energy

4 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2023

  • Energy
  • Clean Energy
  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • Finance
  • Climate
  • U.S. Climate
  • stories to watch
People dressed in warm clothes on bicycles carrying reusable shopping bags.
  • Energy
  • Clean Energy
  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • Finance
  • Climate
  • U.S. Climate
  • stories to watch
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The Ukraine Crisis Threatens a Sustainable Food Future

  • Energy
  • Climate
  • Clean Energy
  • energy efficiency
  • renewable energy
  • agriculture
  • Climate-Friendly Diets
  • food security
  • Food Loss and Waste
Harvesting wheat in Ukraine
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • Clean Energy
  • energy efficiency
  • renewable energy
  • agriculture
  • Climate-Friendly Diets
  • food security
  • Food Loss and Waste
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Europe Charts a Course for Sustainable Recovery from COVID-19

  • Buildings
  • Climate Resilience
  • coronavirus
  • land use
  • renewable energy
EU Parliament, Strasbourg, France
  • Buildings
  • Climate Resilience
  • coronavirus
  • land use
  • renewable energy
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Russia’s Proposed Climate Plan Means Higher Emissions Through 2050

  • climatewatch-pinned
  • long-term strategies
  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • renewable energy
People walking by the entrance of Moscow's Red Square
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • long-term strategies
  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • renewable energy

RELEASE: New Study Finds More Than a Quarter of Global Tree Cover Loss is Commodity-Driven Deforestation

  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • global forest watch
  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • global forest watch

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
Aguaje trees in Peru.
  • deforestation
  • forest monitoring
  • Forests
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Germany Becomes First Country to Release a 2050 Emissions-Reduction Plan

  • Climate
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
  • UNFCCC
Wind turbines
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
  • UNFCCC

RELEASE: New “Better Buying Lab” to Develop Sustainable Food Strategies

  • Climate-Friendly Diets
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Food
  • agriculture
  • Climate-Friendly Diets
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Food
  • agriculture

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

3 Cities Taking Urban Forestry to the Next Level

  • Cities
  • Air Quality
  • Forests
  • Urban Development
Cherry blossoms in Washington, DC park
  • Cities
  • Air Quality
  • Forests
  • Urban Development
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Supporting the New Climate Agreement: A Checklist for Business

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Business
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
The recent Business & Climate Summit took place in Paris, France. Photo by Max Mayorov/Flickr
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Business
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC

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
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On some sunny days, solar power meets 35 percent of Germany's electricity needs. Photo by Till Westermayer/Flickr
  • renewable energy

6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

  • Finance
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • UNFCCC
  • United Nations
  • U.S. policy
  • water risk
  • stories to watch
Andrew Steer presented 2015's Stories to Watch before a packed house at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bill Dugan/WRI
  • Finance
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • UNFCCC
  • United Nations
  • U.S. policy
  • water risk
  • stories to watch

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