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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
    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
    Data
    May 30, 2014

    Atlas of Forest and Landscape Restoration Opportunities

    • restoration
    • mapping
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • mapping
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    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 21, 2014

    Three Reasons Investors Are Beginning to Take Sustainability Seriously

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Business
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • commodities
    Palm oil plantation workers in Sumatra, Indonesia. Wilmar, a leading Asian agribusiness group, which trades more than 45 percent of the global palm oil supply, is committed to a deforestation-free supply chain. Photo Credit: CIFOR/Flickr
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Business
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • commodities
    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
    Insights
    March 27, 2014

    4 Actions Companies Can Take to Source Legal Wood

    • forest products
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • corporate sustainability
    • Business
    Some countries have harvest or export bans on certain species or certain forms of harvested timber. It is important for companies to consider which timber species they are using and where they are purchasing from. Photo credit: Tim Gage, Flickr 2007
    • forest products
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • corporate sustainability
    • Business
    Equity
    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
    Videos
    February 25, 2014

    Global Forest Watch | Monitoring Forests in Near Real Time

    • Equity
    • Business
    • Forests
    • Equity
    • Business
    • Forests
    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
    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
    North America
    Videos
    January 9, 2014

    Global Forest Watch | Conserving Assets, Creating Legacies | Peter Lee at TEDxNairobi

    • Forests
    • mapping
    • land rights
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • land rights
    Climate
    Insights
    January 3, 2014

    Forest Fires, Water Security, and China’s Sustainability Challenges: WRI’s 11 Most Popular Blog Posts of 2013

    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Equity
    • Business
    • Finance
    New analysis reveals that 37 countries face extremely high levels of water stress, including Qatar (shown here). Photo credit: Neil Palmer/ CIAT
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Equity
    • Business
    • Finance
    Climate
    Insights
    December 23, 2013

    5 Things We Learned in 2013 that Could Move the Needle on Sustainability

    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Equity
    • Business
    • Finance
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • deforestation
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • water risk
    New research shows that the world loses 50 soccer fields' of forest every minute of every day. Photo credit: Daniel Murdiyarso, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Equity
    • Business
    • Finance
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • deforestation
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    December 23, 2013

    WRI’s Top Outcomes of 2013

    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Equity
    • 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
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Equity
    • Business
    • Finance
    • climate change
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    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • water risk

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