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    Forests data
    Forests
    Initiatives
    November 2, 2021

    Land & Carbon Lab

    Aerial view of fields
    Forests
    Insights
    October 26, 2021

    Maintenant on peut visualiser les arbres à l'extérieur des forêts denses

    • data
    • landscapes
    • forest monitoring
    Hhere farms and forests exist side-by-side in Tigray, Ethiopia.
    • data
    • landscapes
    • forest monitoring
    Forests
    Insights
    October 26, 2021

    Seeing the Trees Outside of Dense Forests Just Got Easier

    • data
    • landscapes
    • forest monitoring
    Hhere farms and forests exist side-by-side in Tigray, Ethiopia.
    • data
    • landscapes
    • forest monitoring
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    May 4, 2021

    How Local Data Is Accelerating Land Restoration in Ethiopia

    • data
    • restoration
    • climate impacts
    A green, hilly landscape in Lalibela, Ethiopia
    • data
    • restoration
    • climate impacts
    Equity
    Latin America
    News
    October 7, 2020

    RELEASE: New Study Reveals Mining in the Amazon Threatens 20% of Indigenous Lands

    • Equity
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • indigenous people
    • Equity
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • indigenous people
    Equity
    Latin America
    News
    October 7, 2020

    COMUNICADO: Nuevo estudio revela que la minería en el Amazonas amenaza al 20 % de las tierras indígenas

    • Equity
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • indigenous people
    • Equity
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • indigenous people
    Forests
    Insights
    July 30, 2020

    The Challenge of Tracking How a Trillion Trees Grow

    • deforestation
    • forest monitoring
    • data
    • restoration
    • Forests
    A hilly, partially forested landscape in Kenya. Photo by Aaron Minnick/WRI.
    • deforestation
    • forest monitoring
    • data
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Forests
    Insights
    March 5, 2019

    The Data Revolution Hasn't Yet Hit Agriculture

    • data
    • Business
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • Forests
    Farmer harvests wheat in Mojo, Ethiopia. Photo by Peter Lowe/CIMMYT
    • data
    • Business
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • Forests
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    November 19, 2015

    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
    • illegal logging
    • commodities
    Equity
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 2, 2015

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

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    Research shows that communities can be good protectors of forests. Photo by CIFOR/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    Equity
    Insights
    October 20, 2015

    Protect Wildlife, Save Oceans and Reduce Civic Unrest—With Data

    • Ocean
    • Forests
    • Water
    • data
    • environmental democracy
    • low carbon development
    Global Fishing Watch uses satellite data to track fishing vessels around the world in near-real time. Image by Global Fishing Watch
    • Ocean
    • Forests
    • Water
    • data
    • environmental democracy
    • low carbon development
    Forests
    Insights
    September 3, 2015

    South Africa Hosts World Forestry Congress: 4 Big Opportunities for Progress

    • data
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Illegal logging accounts for up to 90 percent of forestry activities in some key tropical production forests and 30 percent of globally traded wood. (Sumatra, Indonesia) Photo by CIFOR/Flickr.
    • data
    • restoration
    • Forests
    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
    Insights
    August 20, 2015

    3 Ways Open Data Can Help Forests

    • data
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    Open data can help improve forest management and monitoring. Photo by Kai Lehmann/Flickr
    • data
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    Equity
    Insights
    December 2, 2014

    Why Community Forest Rights Should Be Part of National Climate Change Policies

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • international climate policy
    • land rights
    • UNFCCC
    Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is 11 times lower in community forests with strong legal recognition than in other parts of the region. Photo by Kate Evans/Center for International Forestry Research
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • international climate policy
    • land rights
    • UNFCCC
    Forests
    Insights
    November 11, 2014

    New Technology Can Help Ensure that Protected Areas Stay Protected

    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    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
    • mapping
    Climate
    Africa Latin America North America Europe
    News
    September 4, 2014

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

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping

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