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    Forests development Forests
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    November 16, 2018

    Local Communities Restore Two of Indonesia's Most Threatened National Parks

    • restoration
    • Forests
    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
    Asia
    Insights
    November 6, 2018

    Indonesia's Last Forest Frontier: 3 Facts to Know About Papua

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • low carbon development
    Forest in Baliem Valley, West Papua. Flickr/Axel Drainville
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • low carbon development
    Water
    North America
    Insights
    November 1, 2018

    Investors Think They Can Make Money Reducing Wildfire Risk. A Forest Restoration Project in Yuba, CA Puts this Idea into Practice.

    • Finance
    • fires
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • Water
    Learning about forest resilience with rangers. Photo: Leah Schleifer
    • Finance
    • fires
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • Water
    Asia
    Insights
    October 5, 2018

    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
    Forests
    Insights
    October 4, 2018

    By the Numbers: The Value of Tropical Forests in the Climate Change Equation

    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • Forests
    Community groups visit a site of tree clearing in Riau, Indonesia.
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • Forests
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    September 27, 2018

    Places to Watch: 3 Forests Experiencing Rapid Clearing Right Now

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • agriculture
    • commodities
    Mountain gorilla
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • agriculture
    • commodities
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 25, 2018

    Help for São Paulo’s Complex Water Woes: Protect and Restore Forests

    • Forests
    • Water
    • Climate Resilience
    • Water Security
    • drought
    • Cities
    • restoration
    The Atibainha reservoir in Cantareira System in São Paulo during drought.
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Climate Resilience
    • Water Security
    • drought
    • Cities
    • restoration
    Forests
    Asia Africa Latin America
    News
    September 13, 2018

    RELEASE: New Study Finds More Than a Quarter of Global Tree Cover Loss is Commodity-Driven Deforestation

    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    Insights
    September 13, 2018

    When a Tree Falls, Is It Deforestation?

    • forest monitoring
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Deforestation in Sarawak, Malaysia driven by palm oil. Flickr/Wakx
    • forest monitoring
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Equity
    Insights
    September 13, 2018

    Safeguarding the Carbon Stored in Indigenous and Community Lands is Essential to Meeting Climate Goals

    • climate change
    • Forests
    • Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
    A man canoeing in Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
    • climate change
    • Forests
    • Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
    Forests
    Insights
    September 12, 2018

    45 Cities Pursue a New Urban Strategy: Protecting Forests Near and Far

    • Water
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Forests
    Water
    Initiatives
    September 12, 2018

    Cities4Forests

    Cities4Forests supports cities around the globe to recognize their interdependence with the world’s forests and use their political, economic and cultural power to protect and manage those forests for human well-being.
    Forests
    Insights
    August 20, 2018

    5 Graphs Show Just How Unusual This Year’s Wildfires Are

    • fires
    • climate change
    • Forests
    Forest wildfire
    • fires
    • climate change
    • Forests
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    August 8, 2018

    Tracking Deforestation in DRC's Forest Concessions Is Complicated

    • Forests
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    Road near the village of Ilanga in the DRC. Photo by Molly Bergen
    • Forests
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    August 7, 2018

    Radio Helps Niger Farmers Bring Life Back to Their Land

    • Forests
    • restoration
    Restored landscapes now thrive across Niger. Credit: Gray Tappan/USGS
    • Forests
    • restoration

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