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

  • International Climate Action
  • Forests
  • data
  • deforestation
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  • International Climate Action
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New French Satellite Imagery to Help Forest Management in the Congo Basin

  • deforestation
  • climate change
  • Forests
  • global forest watch
  • mapping
  • 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
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  • Forests
  • global forest watch
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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
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3 Myths and Facts about Forest and Landscape Restoration

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  • restoration
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In Rwanda, 85 percent of the population makes a living from subsistence farming of degraded, formerly forested lands. Photo Credit: Gates Foundation/Flickr
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Putting out fires in Riau, March 2014. Photo by Julius Lawalata / WRI.
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  • Forests
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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
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RELEASE: First Detailed Public Maps of RSPO Certified Palm Oil Concessions Released

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  • low carbon development
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Atlas of Forest and Landscape Restoration Opportunities

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  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
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7 Unexpected Places for Forest Landscape Restoration

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  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • restoration
  • mapping
A farmer in Lushoto, Tanzania prepares seedlings for transplanting. Photo credit: P. Kimeli (CIFOR)
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3 Tales of Hope for a Low-Carbon Future

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  • 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
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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
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  • Forests
  • fires
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9 Maps that Explain the World's Forests

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

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

  • Forests
  • global forest watch
  • mapping
  • Business
  • deforestation
  • restoration
  • Forests
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WRI’s Top Outcomes of 2013

  • Energy
  • Food
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Equity & Governance
  • Business
  • Finance
  • climate change
  • food security
  • low carbon development
  • transportation
  • water risk
WRI measures its success through positive, on-the-ground change. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons
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  • Food
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Equity & Governance
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  • Finance
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