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Forested landscape being restored in Latin America
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Satrio Adi Wicaksono (WRI), Wiratno (Director General for Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation), and Khouni Lomban Rawung (Ambassador for Celebes crested macaque conservation), at the National Conservation Day Celebration. Credit: WRI Indonesia
  • restoration
  • Forests
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PODCAST: Putting People at the Heart of Restoring Degraded Land

  • podcasts
  • restoration
  • Forests
Gatsibo District Forest Officer, agronomists and farmer representatives participate in a social network analysis workshop. Credit: WRI/Kathleen Buckingham
  • podcasts
  • restoration
  • Forests
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Destruction of Tropical Peatland Is an Overlooked Source of Emissions

  • deforestation
  • restoration
  • agriculture
  • mapping
  • commodities
Peat drainage canals
  • deforestation
  • restoration
  • agriculture
  • mapping
  • commodities
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Crisis Response: When Trees Stop Storms and Deserts in Asia

  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • restoration
Mangrove forest in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.
  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • restoration

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
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The trees planted on the Loess Plateau were biological settlers, foreigners to the arid landscape. (Loess Plateau, China) Photo by baggis/Flickr.
  • restoration
  • Forests
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More than half of Brazil's native vegetation grows on private land. (Brazil) Photo by monocletophat123/Flickr.
  • agriculture
  • restoration
  • Forests
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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

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
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7 Stories to Watch in 2014

  • Energy
  • Food
  • Forests
  • Cities
  • fossil fuels
  • deforestation
  • Air Quality
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • restoration
  • U.S. policy
As host of the 2014 World Cup, all eyes will be on Brazil's cities to see how they deal with their sustainability challenges and opportunities. Photo credit: Crystal Davis, WRI
  • Energy
  • Food
  • Forests
  • Cities
  • fossil fuels
  • deforestation
  • Air Quality
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • restoration
  • U.S. policy
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“Swapping Land” to Produce Sustainable Palm Oil in Indonesia

  • deforestation
  • restoration
  • Forests
  • commodities
Oil palm fruit is loaded into a truck at a plantation near Bengkulu, Sumatra. Photo: WRI/ James Anderson
  • deforestation
  • restoration
  • Forests
  • commodities
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3 Ways to Achieve Zero Tropical Deforestation by 2020

  • Business
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • deforestation
  • restoration
  • Forests
  • illegal logging
  • commodities
  • Business
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • deforestation
  • restoration
  • Forests
  • illegal logging
  • commodities
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Making the Right Choice on Indonesia’s Forest Moratorium

  • restoration
  • Forests
  • commodities
  • low carbon development
  • restoration
  • Forests
  • commodities
  • low carbon development
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Indonesia Extends its Forest Moratorium: What Comes Next?

  • restoration
  • Forests
  • commodities
  • low carbon development
  • restoration
  • Forests
  • commodities
  • low carbon development
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A Conversation with Nirarta “Koni” Samadhi on Indonesia’s Forests

  • deforestation
  • restoration
  • Forests
  • commodities
  • deforestation
  • restoration
  • Forests
  • commodities