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Forests
Latin America
Insights
June 9, 2015

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

  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • Forests
  • maps
Land cleared to make way for United Cacao’s 2,000 hectare (5,000 acre) plantation. Photo by Mongabay
  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • Forests
  • maps
Water
Insights
June 2, 2015

A Global Tour of 7 Recent Droughts

  • Aqueduct
  • drought
  • maps
  • water risk
  • water stress
Several extreme droughts have occurred globally in the past decade. Photo by Negeso Muso/Flickr
  • Aqueduct
  • drought
  • maps
  • water risk
  • water stress
Climate
North America Asia Europe
Insights
April 2, 2015

Tree Cover Loss Spikes in Russia and Canada, Remains High Globally

  • Forests
  • data
  • global forest watch
  • maps
Forest fire in Banff, Canada. Photo by Sarah Lindstrom/Flickr
  • Forests
  • data
  • global forest watch
  • maps
Forests
Asia
News
April 2, 2015

RELEASE: Indonesia’s Tree Cover Loss Slows Substantially after Previous Highs

  • Forests
  • Indonesia
  • maps
  • transparency
  • Forests
  • Indonesia
  • maps
  • transparency
Climate
Insights
March 26, 2015

Tracking New Climate Action Plans in the Lead-Up to COP 21 in Paris

  • International Climate Action
  • CAIT
  • Climate
  • Climate agreement
  • INDC
  • maps
  • COP21
Switzerland plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 50 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. (Geneva, Switzerland) Photo by TrinDiego/Flickr.
  • International Climate Action
  • CAIT
  • Climate
  • Climate agreement
  • INDC
  • maps
  • COP21
Climate
Insights
March 5, 2015

World’s 15 Countries with the Most People Exposed to River Floods

  • Water
  • Economics
  • Aqueduct
  • floods
  • climate change
  • maps
  • rivers
  • water risk
Citizens flee floods in Sri Lanka. Photo by trokilinochchi/Wikimedia Commons.
  • Water
  • Economics
  • Aqueduct
  • floods
  • climate change
  • maps
  • rivers
  • water risk
Forests
Asia
Insights
February 20, 2015

Satellite Data Reveals State of the World’s Mangrove Forests

  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • maps
  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • maps
Forests
Insights
November 11, 2014

New Technology Can Help Ensure that Protected Areas Stay Protected

  • data
  • deforestation
  • maps
  • technology
  • transparency
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
  • maps
  • technology
  • transparency
Climate
Insights
October 6, 2014

Counting Trees to Save the Woods: Using Big Data to Map Deforestation

  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • climate data
  • climate change
  • restoration
  • global forest watch
  • maps
What can other big data initiatives seeking to combat climate change learn from the Global Forest Watch? Photo Credit: CIAT/Flickr
  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • climate data
  • climate change
  • restoration
  • global forest watch
  • maps
Climate
Africa Europe North America Latin America
News
September 4, 2014

STATEMENT: Global Forest Watch Wins UN Big Data Climate Challenge Prize

  • International Climate Action
  • Forests
  • data
  • deforestation
  • maps
  • International Climate Action
  • Forests
  • data
  • deforestation
  • maps
Forests
Africa
Insights
July 30, 2014

New French Satellite Imagery to Help Forest Management in the Congo Basin

  • deforestation
  • climate change
  • Forests
  • global forest watch
  • maps
  • rivers
When it comes to monitoring forests, the Congo Basin remains one of the most challenging environments in the world. Photo Credit: CIFOR/Flickr
  • deforestation
  • climate change
  • Forests
  • global forest watch
  • maps
  • rivers
Forests
North America
Insights
July 15, 2014

Tar Sands Threaten World’s Largest Boreal Forest

  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • maps
  • natural resources
  • fossil fuels
Canada’s boreal forests feature mountain ranges; forested plains, bogs, and peatlands; coniferous and mixed forests; and millions of waterways. Photo credit: Ken Owen, Flickr
  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • maps
  • natural resources
  • fossil fuels
Climate
Asia
Insights
June 30, 2014

New Study Shows Indonesia Losing Primary Forest at Unprecedented Rates

  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • Indonesia
  • maps
Indonesia lost more than 6 million hectares of primary forest from 2000 to 2012. Photo credit: Rainforest Action Network, Flickr
  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • Indonesia
  • maps
Forests
Asia
Insights
June 24, 2014

3 Myths and Facts about Forest and Landscape Restoration

  • agriculture
  • restoration
  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • India
  • maps
  • New Perspectives on Restoration
In Rwanda, 85 percent of the population makes a living from subsistence farming of degraded, formerly forested lands. Photo Credit: Gates Foundation/Flickr
  • agriculture
  • restoration
  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • India
  • maps
  • New Perspectives on Restoration
Forests
Insights
June 5, 2014

New Palm Oil Production Maps Mark a Milestone in Transparency

  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • maps
  • palm oil
  • transparency
Most palm oil comes from Indonesia and Malaysia. Photo credit: Achmad Rabin Taim, Wikimedia Commons
  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • maps
  • palm oil
  • transparency
Forests
Data
May 30, 2014

Atlas of Forest and Landscape Restoration Opportunities

  • restoration
  • maps
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
  • restoration
  • maps
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
Africa
Insights
May 30, 2014

7 Unexpected Places for Forest Landscape Restoration

  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • restoration
  • maps
  • New Perspectives on Restoration
A farmer in Lushoto, Tanzania prepares seedlings for transplanting. Photo credit: P. Kimeli (CIFOR)
  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • restoration
  • maps
  • New Perspectives on Restoration
Water
News
May 9, 2014

RELEASE: WRI Aqueduct Overall Water Risk Map Launched on Bloomberg

  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
  • maps
  • Water
  • water risk
  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
  • maps
  • Water
  • water risk

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