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    Forests forest monitoring mapping Insights
    Forests
    Insights
    April 15, 2015

    Bonn Challenge 2.0: Forest and Landscape Restoration Emerges as a Key Climate Solution

    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    A farmer tends his agroforestry system in Colombia. Photo by Neil Palmer of CIAT.
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    February 20, 2015

    Satellite Data Reveals State of the World’s Mangrove Forests

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Forests
    Insights
    November 11, 2014

    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
    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    July 30, 2014

    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
    • climate change
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    • rivers
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Insights
    November 14, 2013

    New High-Resolution Forest Maps Reveal World Loses 50 Soccer Fields of Trees Per Minute

    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    November 13, 2013

    Equatorial Guinea Increases Protected Forests by 63 Percent, Shows New Atlas

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Forests cover roughly 98 percent of Equatorial Guinea's national land area. Photo credit: Pascal Duoard, WRI
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    October 8, 2013

    ASEAN Leaders Can Act to Reduce Fires and Haze

    • data
    • fires
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • mapping
    Fires in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Credit: Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian Embassy
    • data
    • fires
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • mapping
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    August 29, 2013

    Indonesia Burning: Forest Fires Flare To Alarming Levels

    • fires
    • Forests
    • mapping
    NASA satellites registered a total of 734 high-confidence fire alerts in Sumatra’s provinces between August 22-27. Photo credit: Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian Embassy
    • fires
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    August 29, 2013

    Kebakaran Indonesia: Kobaran Kebakaran Hutan Meningkat Ke Tingkat Mengkhawatirkan

    • fires
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Forest fire
    • fires
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    August 13, 2013

    New Mapping Technology: Nova Scotia’s Powerful Ally in Protecting Valuable Forests

    • Forests
    • mapping
    • protected areas
    Cabot Trail in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Photo credit: Nicolas Raymond, Flickr
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • protected areas
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    June 25, 2013

    New Data Shows Indonesian Forest Fires a Longstanding Crisis

    • Forests
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • mapping
    • commodities
    • Forests
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    June 25, 2013

    WRI Merilis Data Terbaru Terkait Kebakaran Hutan Di Indonesia

    • Forests
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • mapping
    • commodities
    • Forests
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Asia
    Insights
    June 21, 2013

    Mengintip diantara kabut: Bagaimana data dapat membantu kita menyelidiki kebakaran di Indonesia

    • Forests
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • mapping
    • commodities
    • Forests
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    June 21, 2013

    Peering Through the Haze: What Data Can Tell Us About the Fires in Indonesia

    • Forests
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • mapping
    • commodities
    • Forests
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • mapping
    • commodities

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