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Complex Supply Chains Are Still a Major Barrier to Ending Deforestation

  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • data
  • agriculture
  • forest products
  • corporate sustainability
  • commodities
Plantation worker watching as a truck unloads freshly harvested oil palm branches.
  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • data
  • agriculture
  • forest products
  • corporate sustainability
  • commodities
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Timber Harvesting and Climate Change Are Depleting Europe's Mature Forests

  • Forests
  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • global forest watch
  • forest products
A bulldozer harvests timber in a tall, lush pine forest.
  • Forests
  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • global forest watch
  • forest products

STATEMENT: Landmark European Union Deforestation Regulation is Formally Adopted, Will Enter into Force 

  • deforestation
  • Forest Legality
  • forest monitoring
  • forest products
  • deforestation
  • Forest Legality
  • forest monitoring
  • forest products

What Could a “Bioeconomy” in the Amazon Look Like?

  • Forests
  • forest products
  • Forest Legality
Aerial view of Amazon River
  • Forests
  • forest products
  • Forest Legality
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8 Ways Cities Can Access Sustainable Wood

  • forest products
  • forest monitoring
  • Forests
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
Stacked wood planks ready for construction use
  • forest products
  • forest monitoring
  • Forests
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration

The Benefits and Power of Assisted Natural Regeneration

  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
  • deforestation
  • forest monitoring
  • forest products
  • COP26
Forested mountains
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
  • deforestation
  • forest monitoring
  • forest products
  • COP26
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5 actions pour garantir que la foresterie communautaire marche en République du Congo

  • forest monitoring
  • Forests
  • forest products
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
  • Equity & Governance
Sunset over the Sangha River in Bomassa, Republic of Congo.
  • forest monitoring
  • Forests
  • forest products
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
  • Equity & Governance
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5 Actions to Ensure Community Forestry Works in the Republic of Congo

  • Forests
  • forest monitoring
  • forest products
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
  • Equity & Governance
Sunset over the Sangha River in Bomassa, Republic of Congo.
  • Forests
  • forest monitoring
  • forest products
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
  • Equity & Governance
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STATEMENT: Biden Administration Commits to Protect 30% of U.S. Land and Ocean by 2030

  • Food
  • Forests
  • conservation
  • land use
  • biodiversity
  • fisheries
  • Ocean
  • protected areas
  • Food
  • Forests
  • conservation
  • land use
  • biodiversity
  • fisheries
  • Ocean
  • protected areas
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It's Time to Invest in Ethiopia's Forest Sector

  • Economics
  • Forests
  • forest products
  • restoration
People working on planting trees.
  • Economics
  • Forests
  • forest products
  • restoration
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ADVISORY: Press Call to Preview WRI’s Global Report on Creating a Sustainable Food Future

  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • Food
  • Food Loss and Waste
  • food security
  • restoration
  • Forests
  • GHG emissions
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • Food
  • Food Loss and Waste
  • food security
  • restoration
  • Forests
  • GHG emissions
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Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Are the World’s Secret Weapon in Curbing Climate Change

  • COP22
  • Paris Agreement
  • deforestation
  • climate change
  • Forests
  • human rights
  • land rights
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
Brazilian state of Acre
  • COP22
  • Paris Agreement
  • deforestation
  • climate change
  • Forests
  • human rights
  • land rights
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
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WRI Expert Forum: How Should COP22 Move the Needle on Climate Action?

  • Food
  • Forests
  • Cities
  • COP22
  • Climate
  • Food
  • Forests
  • Cities
  • COP22
  • Climate
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What Indonesia Doesn’t Know About Peatlands Could Undermine its Climate Goals

  • deforestation
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • mapping
  • wetlands
Peat swamp forests of the Katingan Peatland Reserve in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
  • deforestation
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • mapping
  • wetlands

Clear Waters: Restoring Fish, Culture and Land in Central Oregon

  • aquaculture
  • fisheries
  • restoration
  • Forests
Oxbow Conservation area. (Oregon, United States) Photo by Aaron Reuben/IUCN.
  • aquaculture
  • fisheries
  • restoration
  • Forests
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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

3 Signs of Progress in Curbing the Illegal Wood Trade

  • Business
  • Cities
  • forest products
  • Forests
  • illegal logging
  • commodities
  • Business
  • Cities
  • forest products
  • Forests
  • illegal logging
  • commodities