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INSIDER: What’s Your Benchmark? Using the GFW Climate Platform to Identify Clearer Targets

  • Forests
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  • deforestation
  • Climate
  • Forests
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New GFW Maps Show Vast Logging, Oil Palm and Plantation Concessions in Sarawak

  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • environmental democracy
  • Forests
  • illegal logging
  • commodities
Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by Wakx/Flickr.
  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • environmental democracy
  • Forests
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  • commodities

Peru’s Illegal “Ghost Trees”: What U.S. Buyers Need to Know

  • Forests
  • forest monitoring
  • commodities
  • deforestation
  • illegal logging
While not a new problem, the scale and pervasiveness of timber laundering in Peru is astounding.  Photo by CIFOR/Flickr.
  • Forests
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  • commodities
  • deforestation
  • illegal logging

Increasing Forest Transparency through the Open Government Partnership

  • Forests
  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • mapping
  • sustainable development goals
Open government often translates to good forest governance. Photo by Nanang Sujana/Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
  • Forests
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  • sustainable development goals
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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
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  • Forests
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  • mapping
  • U.S. policy
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Kebakaran di Indonesia Menghasilkan Polusi Udara dengan Level “Sangat Berbahaya” di Singapura

  • Forests
  • forest monitoring
  • fires
  • global forest watch
Sumber foto: Choo Yut Shing/Flickr.
  • Forests
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  • global forest watch
Insights

Indonesian Fires Create “Hazardous” Levels of Air Pollution in Singapore

  • Forests
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  • global forest watch
  • Forests
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  • global forest watch

Details of Indonesia’s Climate Plan Remain Hazy

  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • forest monitoring
  • Climate
  • climate finance
  • NDC
  • restoration
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  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • forest monitoring
  • Climate
  • climate finance
  • NDC
  • restoration
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Land and Forest Fires in Indonesia Reach Crisis Levels

  • Forests
  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • fires
A fire in Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo by Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian Embassy for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
  • Forests
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  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • fires

RELEASE: New Global Data Finds Tropical Forests Declining in Overlooked Hotspots

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

Northwest Lumber Mill First to Be Indicted on US Domestic Lacey Act Charges

  • forest monitoring
  • commodities
  • illegal logging
J&L Tonewoods was charged with purchasing illegal big leaf maple, violating the Lacey Act. Photo by Washington DNR/Flickr
  • forest monitoring
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  • illegal logging
  • forest monitoring
  • commodities

Zooming In: “Sustainable” Cocoa Producer Destroys Pristine Forest in Peru

  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • Forests
  • mapping
Land cleared to make way for United Cacao’s 2,000 hectare (5,000 acre) plantation.  Photo by Mongabay
  • forest monitoring
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  • agriculture
  • Forests
  • mapping
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Protecting Indonesia's Forests Is a Key Issue for Paris Climate Talks

  • Forests
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  • deforestation
  • Climate
Oil palm plantation near Bengkulu, Sumatra. Photo by James Anderson/World Resources Institute.
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  • deforestation
  • Climate
News
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オバマ大統領の2025年GHG削減目標—野心的しかし達成は可能

  • forest monitoring
  • environmental democracy
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
写真撮影: Mingia Zhou/Flickr.
  • forest monitoring
  • environmental democracy
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
Insights

Bonn Challenge 2.0: Forest and Landscape Restoration Emerges as a Key Climate Solution

  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • restoration
  • Forests
A farmer tends his agroforestry system in Colombia. Photo by Neil Palmer of CIAT.
  • forest monitoring
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  • restoration
  • Forests
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Greenhouse Gas Protocol

The São Paulo skyline behind Ibirapuera Park. The city's urban trees are part of the greater Atlantic Forest ecosystem. Photo by Flávio Jota de Paula/Flickr.