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    Forests biodiversity human rights Insights News
    Finance
    Insights
    March 12, 2024

    Can “Biodiversity Credits” Boost Conservation?

    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    • Climate
    • Finance
    A herd of elephants crosses the Luangwa River in Zambia
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    • Climate
    • Finance
    Forests
    News
    December 19, 2022

    STATEMENT: Countries Agree to Landmark Deal to Protect World’s Ecosystems

    • Forests
    • Ocean
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • biodiversity
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • Ocean
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • biodiversity
    • Equity & Governance
    Forests
    Insights
    November 29, 2022

    How Forests Near and Far Benefit People in Cities

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • health
    • Climate
    • biodiversity
    urban forest
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • health
    • Climate
    • biodiversity
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    August 18, 2021

    3 Benefits of Women’s Collective Land Rights

    • Gender
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • land rights
    • human rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    An all-women community forest user group in Nepal.
    • Gender
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • land rights
    • human rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Forests
    Asia
    News
    March 16, 2021

    ADVISORY: Embargoed Press Call on WRI’s 2020 Tree Cover Loss Data with Analysis and Insights

    • deforestation
    • forest monitoring
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • deforestation
    • forest monitoring
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    February 11, 2021

    5 Lessons for Securing Women’s Collective Land Rights

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • Gender
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Community forest
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • Gender
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Ocean
    News
    January 27, 2021

    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
    Forests
    Insights
    January 10, 2020

    10 Big Changes for Forests Over the Last Decade

    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    August 8, 2019

    The IPCC Calls for Securing Community Land Rights to Fight Climate Change

    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 16
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Women of Peru's Awajun Native Community of Shampuyacu
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 16
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    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
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    July 13, 2018

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

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Ilanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Equity & Governance
    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 & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • commodities
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Shipibo-Konibo
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • commodities
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    July 11, 2018

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

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • commodities
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Shipibo-Konibo
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • commodities
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    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
    • land rights
    • poverty
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Children in Siem Reap, Cambodia
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • poverty
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 20, 2017

    5 Maps Show How Important Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Are to the Environment

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • mapping
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    indigenous people
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • mapping
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Insights
    November 10, 2016

    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
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    May 13, 2015

    Extending Indonesia’s Forest Moratorium Is a Win for Business

    • deforestation
    • Economics
    • biodiversity
    • Business
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Economics
    • biodiversity
    • Business
    • Forests
    Forests
    North America Africa Latin America
    Insights
    May 6, 2015

    Forests Housing Rare and Endangered Species Lost 1.2 Million Hectares of Trees Since 2001

    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    Whooping crane chick. Photo by International Crane Foundation/Wikimedia Commons
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    March 18, 2015

    3 Ways to Tackle the Global Problem of Insecure Land Rights

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    When land rights are weak, indigenous peoples can lose access to critical resources like forests. Photo by rbairdpccam/Flickr
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities

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