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    Forests Africa North America deforestation Research Insights
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    June 9, 2023

    5 Ways Wildfires Affect People Near and Far

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • Climate
    • Cities
    Women wear masks in New York City after Canadian wildfire causes dangerous air pollution
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • Climate
    • Cities
    Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    January 26, 2023

    4 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2023

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • stories to watch
    People dressed in warm clothes on bicycles carrying reusable shopping bags.
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • stories to watch
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    June 22, 2021

    How the Charcoal Industry Threatens DRC's Forests

    • deforestation
    Someone standing next to a pile of timber in the DRC, which will be used to create charcoal.
    • deforestation
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    June 18, 2020

    Connecting the People Growing a Trillion Trees the Right Way

    • deforestation
    • conservation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • conservation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    February 4, 2020

    Will Mexico’s Growing Avocado Industry Harm Its Forests?

    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    Avocado
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    Business
    Africa
    Insights
    September 25, 2019

    For Sustainability in Cocoa Production, Both Countries and Companies Need to Commit

    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    Cacao farmer in Colombia. Flickr/World Bank Photo Collection
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    August 19, 2019

    Hundreds of US Communities Are Making Climate Action Plans, but Few Include Forests

    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • Forests
    Angeles National Forest
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • Forests
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    July 9, 2019

    Congo Basin Deforestation Threatens Food and Water Supplies Throughout Africa

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • Water Security
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    Women model the handmade baskets they use every day in Malolo 2, Republic of Congo.
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • Water Security
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Latin America Africa Asia
    Insights
    March 20, 2018

    Places to Watch: 3 Forest Regions at Risk Right Now

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Palm Oil Plantations in Papua, New Guinea
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    March 13, 2018

    This Man Wants to Pull 60,000 Rwandans Out of Poverty by Planting Trees

    • deforestation
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Planting trees in Rwanda
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    February 28, 2018

    As More Companies Go “Deforestation-Free,” What Does It Mean for Heavily Forested Nations?

    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    Oil palm plantation in Gabon
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    October 24, 2017

    A River Lined with Smoke: Charcoal and Forest Loss in the Democratic Republic of Congo

    • Forests
    • fossil fuels
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    A woman holding a fuel efficient stove
    • Forests
    • fossil fuels
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch

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