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    May 19, 2020

    ADVISORY: Embargoed Press Call on Global Forest Watch 2019 Tree Cover Loss Data

    • fires
    • deforestation
    • forest monitoring
    • global forest watch
    • fires
    • deforestation
    • forest monitoring
    • global forest watch
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    December 3, 2019

    Delhi’s Deadly Smog: Policy Paralysis Around a Preventable Problem

    • Air Quality
    • agriculture
    • fires
    Some of Delhi's dangerous air pollution comes from crop burning in neighboring states. Photo by Neil Palmer/CIAT.
    • Air Quality
    • agriculture
    • fires
    Asia
    Insights
    July 10, 2019

    Will the Start of Forest Fires Season Hamper Indonesia’s Progress in Reducing Deforestation?

    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • fires
    • deforestation
    • commodities
    Indonesia forest fires
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • fires
    • deforestation
    • commodities
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Research
    December 17, 2018

    Prepared Communities

    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    July 17, 2018

    Opinion: Lessons from India’s Climate Moonshot

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Resilience
    • electric mobility
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    A view of the India One solar thermal power plant in Abu Road
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Resilience
    • electric mobility
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    Forests
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    October 23, 2017

    Global Tree Cover Loss Rose 51 Percent in 2016

    • fires
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    Tree cover loss is on the rise. Flickr/CIFOR
    • fires
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    Asia
    Insights
    February 16, 2017

    Exploring Indonesia's Long and Complicated History of Forest Fires

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    Forest and peat fire in Riau, Indonesia
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    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
    Asia
    Asia
    Insights
    September 19, 2016

    After Record-Breaking Fires, Can Indonesia’s New Policies Turn Down the Heat?

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Forest and peat fires in Riau, Indonesia
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Asia
    Insights
    July 7, 2016

    As Indonesia’s Dry Season Looms, a New Tool Can Predict Daily Forest Fire Risk

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    Indonesia forest fire
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    March 30, 2016

    Papua New Guinea Is First Country to Finalize National Climate Plan Under Paris Agreement

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Papua New Guinea’s coastal village of Hanuabada.
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 14, 2016

    6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2016

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Paris Agreement
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • Green Climate Fund
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    • stories to watch
    Andrew Steer
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Paris Agreement
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • Green Climate Fund
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    December 4, 2015

    Learning from Disaster: Chennai Flood Offers a Personal Lesson for Climate Adaptation

    • International Climate Action
    • floods
    • COP21
    • climate policy
    • Climate Resilience
    • Paris Agreement
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/13774211@N00/56586703/">Pandiyan</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">cc</a>
    • International Climate Action
    • floods
    • COP21
    • climate policy
    • Climate Resilience
    • Paris Agreement
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    December 2, 2015

    What Do Top Emitters' Greenhouse Gas Targets Mean for Emissions? It’s Not Always Clear

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Wind turbines
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Africa
    Latin America Africa Asia
    Insights
    December 1, 2015

    New Platform Reveals How Much Carbon Is Locked in Tropical Forests – and How Much Was Lost

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • mapping
    • UNFCCC
    GFW Climate will help measure emissions from tropical deforestation. Photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cifor/14626255095/in/album-72157645614284212/">M. Edliadi for the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • mapping
    • UNFCCC
    Asia
    Insights
    October 29, 2015

    With Latest Fires Crisis, Indonesia Surpasses Russia as World’s Fourth-Largest Emitter

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    • commodities
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    October 26, 2015

    3 Ways Obama Could Help Fight Indonesia's Massive Fires

    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • mapping
    • U.S. policy
    Fires in Indonesia are creating haze throughout Southeast Asia. Photo by Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian Embassy for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • mapping
    • U.S. policy

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