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    Forests Insights
    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
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    July 13, 2018

    Disaster-Focused Headlines from the Congo Often Hide Signs of Progress

    • Equity
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Ilanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
    • Equity
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Equity
    Asia Oceania
    Insights
    July 11, 2018

    Mientras los grupos indígenas esperan durante décadas para los títulos de tierras, las empresas están adquiriendo sus territorios

    • Equity
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • commodities
    Shipibo-Konibo
    • Equity
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • commodities
    Equity
    Latin America
    Insights
    July 11, 2018

    As Indigenous Groups Wait Decades for Land Titles, Companies Are Acquiring Their Territories

    • Equity
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • commodities
    Shipibo-Konibo
    • Equity
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • commodities
    Africa
    Insights
    June 26, 2018

    2017 Was the Second-Worst Year on Record for Tropical Tree Cover Loss

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    Tropical deforestation
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 21, 2018

    In Brazil’s Drought-ravaged Caatinga Ecosystem, Small Farmers Know Best

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • restoration
    The landscape of Caatinga, the semi-arid but extraordinarily biodiverse region of Brazil
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • restoration
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    June 21, 2018

    PODCAST: How an App Saves Chimpanzees in Uganda

    • forest monitoring
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Rangers using Forest Watcher.
    • forest monitoring
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    Insights
    June 19, 2018

    Places to Watch: 3 Hot Spots for Forest Clearing Right Now

    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Amazon deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    June 11, 2018

    DNA Testing Can Save Trees from Illegal Logging – and You Can Help

    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    Moss-covered bigleaf maple trees in the Hoh Rainforest
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    Forests
    Insights
    May 31, 2018

    For Indigenous Peoples, Losing Land Can Mean Losing Lives

    • human rights
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    • poverty
    • IPLCS-Community Land Rights
    Children in Siem Reap, Cambodia
    • human rights
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    • poverty
    • IPLCS-Community Land Rights
    Forests
    Insights
    May 22, 2018

    Forests and Wetlands Are Water Infrastructure. New Green Bond Helps Finance Their Protection

    • Water
    • green bonds
    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Forest watershed
    • Water
    • green bonds
    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Forests
    Asia Latin America North America
    Insights
    May 14, 2018

    Forests Could Be Casualties in a U.S.-China Trade War

    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    Soybean harvesting in Caroline County, Md.
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    May 3, 2018

    Global Forest Watch GLAD Alerts Help Protect Sumatra’s Leuser Rainforest Ecosystem

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Using Forest Watcher in the Leuser Ecosystem to record evidence of a new palm oil plantation.
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    Insights
    April 20, 2018

    Forests: The Cinderella of Climate Solutions

    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • Forests
    • restoration
    Elena Ringo's Illustration of Cinderella
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • Forests
    • restoration
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    April 19, 2018

    To Regreen Rwanda, Empower Farmers. Here Are 5 Ways to Begin

    • restoration
    Minister of Environment Hon. Vincent Biruta at a restoration project in Rwanda.
    • restoration

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