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    Forests Latin America Energy Forests
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    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
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 4, 2015

    Community Forests: Good for the Environment, Good for the Economy

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Forests
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    The Yudja are one of many indigenous groups who call the Brazilian Amazon home. Photo by André D’elia
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Forests
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 2, 2015

    To Achieve New Climate Targets, Countries Should Look to Community Forests

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    Research shows that communities can be good protectors of forests. Photo by CIFOR/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    Forests
    Latin America Asia
    Insights
    September 3, 2015

    Brasil e Indonésia Têm Dificuldades para Diminuir Desmatamento

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    Latin America Asia
    Insights
    September 3, 2015

    Brazil and Indonesia Struggling to Reduce Deforestation

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Cleared rainforest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo by Rainforest Action Network/Flickr
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Latin America
    News
    September 2, 2015

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

    • forest monitoring
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • forest monitoring
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    September 2, 2015

    Datos Satelitales Recientes Resaltan 5 Áreas Soprendentes de Pérdida de Cobertura Arbórea

    • deforestation
    • coral reefs
    • data
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Camión de madera en Camerún. Foto: Ollivier Girard/CIFOR/Flickr.
    • deforestation
    • coral reefs
    • data
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    Africa Latin America Asia
    Insights
    September 2, 2015

    Les Satellites Détectent 5 Points Majeurs Imprévus de Perte de la Couverture Arborée

    • deforestation
    • data
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Camión de madera en Camerún. Foto: Ollivier Girard/CIFOR/Flickr.
    • deforestation
    • data
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    Africa Latin America Asia
    Insights
    September 2, 2015

    Satellites Uncover 5 Surprising Hotspots for Tree Cover Loss

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Timber truck in Cameroon. Photo by: Ollivier Girard/CIFOR/Flickr.
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 9, 2015

    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
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Forests
    North America Africa Latin America
    Insights
    May 6, 2015

    Forests Housing Rare and Endangered Species Lost 1.2 Million Hectares of Trees Since 2001

    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    Whooping crane chick. Photo by International Crane Foundation/Wikimedia Commons
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    March 18, 2015

    3 Ways to Tackle the Global Problem of Insecure Land Rights

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    When land rights are weak, indigenous peoples can lose access to critical resources like forests. Photo by rbairdpccam/Flickr
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 9, 2015

    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
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    December 9, 2014

    Building BRICS in Restoration—The China-Brazil Landscape Restoration Exchange

    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Forests
    More than half of Brazil's native vegetation grows on private land. (Brazil) Photo by monocletophat123/Flickr.
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 8, 2014

    Monitoring Forest Change in Latin America with Terra-i

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    Shampuyacu, Peru (Photo by Bruno Locatelli/CIFOR)
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 7, 2014

    Reducing Latin America’s Carbon Footprint Means Restoring Life to Degraded Lands

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    Primary forest in Ecuador's Maquipucuna Reserve. Photo by John Kellogg/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • restoration

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