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    Forests deforestation
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    July 21, 2014

    MEDIA ADVISORY: Global Forest Watch-Fires To Monitor Fires in Southeast Asia

    • Business
    • deforestation
    • fires
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • fires
    Forests
    Insights
    July 17, 2014

    Q&A: Why Are Community Forests So Important?

    • Equity & Governance
    • climate change
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • land rights
    Hundreds of millions of people across Africa, Asia, and Latin America depend on forests for their livelihoods and culture. Photo credit: Jolien Schure, CIFOR
    • Equity & Governance
    • climate change
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • land rights
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    July 15, 2014

    Tar Sands Threaten World’s Largest Boreal Forest

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • 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
    • mapping
    • natural resources
    • fossil fuels
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    June 24, 2014

    3 Myths and Facts about Forest and Landscape Restoration

    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    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
    • mapping
    Forests
    Insights
    June 5, 2014

    New Palm Oil Production Maps Mark a Milestone in Transparency

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Most palm oil comes from Indonesia and Malaysia. Photo credit: Achmad Rabin Taim, Wikimedia Commons
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Forests
    Asia
    News
    June 4, 2014

    RELEASE: First Detailed Public Maps of RSPO Certified Palm Oil Concessions Released

    • deforestation
    • commodities
    • low carbon development
    • deforestation
    • commodities
    • low carbon development
    Forests
    Insights
    May 30, 2014

    7 Unexpected Places for Forest Landscape Restoration

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • mapping
    A farmer in Lushoto, Tanzania prepares seedlings for transplanting. Photo credit: P. Kimeli (CIFOR)
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • mapping
    Climate
    Insights
    May 28, 2014

    Restoration: It’s About More than Just the Trees

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • deforestation
    • food security
    Agroforestry in Indonesia's Lubuk Beringin village. Photo credit: Tri Saputro, Flickr
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • deforestation
    • food security
    Climate
    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
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    May 1, 2014

    4 Ways GIS Mapping Can Empower Forest Communities in Indonesia

    • Equity & Governance
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    Our trainings in Indonesia revealed four clear benefits of GIS mapping. Photo Credit: WRI
    • Equity & Governance
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    Forests
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    April 29, 2014

    Cultivating Accountability in REDD+

    • Equity & Governance
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    While the struggle to protect the Tripa peat forest will likely continue, the story illustrates a positive message for Indonesia’s forests. Photo credit: CIFOR/Flickr
    • Equity & Governance
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    March 5, 2014

    FORMA: A Near-Real Time Alert System for Tropical Forest Loss

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    The FORMA team, which started at the Center for Global Development and moved to the Data Lab at the World Resources Institute, was inspired by the DETER and SAD forest monitoring systems covering the Brazilian Amazon. Photo Credit: CIFOR, Flickr 2011
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    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
    Forests
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    February 20, 2014

    Global Forest Watch—Join the Movement

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    Forests
    Asia
    News
    February 19, 2014

    RELEASE: Global Forest Watch: Dynamic New Platform to Protect Forests Worldwide

    • global forest watch
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    • global forest watch
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    Forests
    News
    February 12, 2014

    PRESS ADVISORY: Global Forest Watch to Provide Unprecedented Monitoring of Forests Worldwide

    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    Forests
    Europe
    Videos
    February 5, 2014

    B ЧЁМ НАША ГЛАВНАЯ ИДЕЯ? (Pусский)

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    Forests
    Videos
    February 5, 2014

    ¿Cuál es la Gran Idea? (Español)

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • deforestation

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