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    Africa Latin America Oceania coral reefs mapping water pollution Data Insights
    Food
    Africa
    Insights
    May 19, 2020

    Which Countries Are Most Vulnerable to Locust Swarms?

    • agriculture
    • food security
    • mapping
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • mapping
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    September 4, 2019

    For the Millions of East Africans Who Need Electricity Most, Data Shows Renewable Energy Is a Viable – and Affordable – Solution

    • mapping
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Sustainable Development Goal 4
    • Sustainable Development Goal 7
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Electricity has far-reaching impacts on people's livelihoods. This Tanzanian tailor can sew at night thanks to solar power. Photo by Theo Steemers/USAID
    • mapping
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Sustainable Development Goal 4
    • Sustainable Development Goal 7
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Oceania
    Insights
    May 9, 2019

    From Mangroves to Tin Roofs: Fiji Uses Built and Natural Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation

    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    • health
    • sea level rise
    • water pollution
    A house on stilts on the outskirts of Lautoka City, Fiji
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    • health
    • sea level rise
    • water pollution
    Freshwater
    Oceania Asia North America
    Insights
    March 4, 2019

    In World That Says It’s Cutting Nutrient Pollution, Progress Is Lacking

    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Algal blooms in Florida’s Santa Fe River
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    February 15, 2018

    3 Things Cities Can Learn from Cape Town’s Impending “Day Zero” Water Shut-Off

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • mapping
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Cape Town, South Africa
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • mapping
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Climate
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    September 5, 2017

    Keeping Heads Above Water: Lessons for Building Resilience After Flooding in South Asia and Texas

    • floods
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • water pollution
    Escapees from hurricane flooding.
    • floods
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • water pollution
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    May 19, 2017

    We Discovered 1.8 Million Square Miles of Forest in the Desert

    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Dryland forest in Kenya
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    January 29, 2016

    Looking Back on 5 Years of Forest Outcomes

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • restoration
    Tree Planting and Degraded Landscape, Ethiopia
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • restoration
    Forests
    Africa Latin America
    Insights
    January 25, 2016

    Forest Loss Pushes Far Beyond Plantation Boundaries in South America, Africa

    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Orangutans at Camp Leakey, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Africa
    Latin America Africa Asia
    Insights
    December 1, 2015

    New Platform Reveals How Much Carbon Is Locked in Tropical Forests – and How Much Was Lost

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • mapping
    • UNFCCC
    GFW Climate will help measure emissions from tropical deforestation. Photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cifor/14626255095/in/album-72157645614284212/">M. Edliadi for the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • mapping
    • UNFCCC
    Africa Europe
    Insights
    November 3, 2015

    Beyond Conflict, Water Stress Contributed to Europe’s Migration Crisis

    • Climate Resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/47205547@N02/21910319813/">MichaelGubi</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Climate Resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    September 2, 2015

    Datos Satelitales Recientes Resaltan 5 Áreas Soprendentes de Pérdida de Cobertura Arbórea

    • deforestation
    • coral reefs
    • data
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Camión de madera en Camerún. Foto: Ollivier Girard/CIFOR/Flickr.
    • deforestation
    • coral reefs
    • data
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 9, 2015

    Zooming In: “Sustainable” Cocoa Producer Destroys Pristine Forest in Peru

    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Land cleared to make way for United Cacao’s 2,000 hectare (5,000 acre) plantation. Photo by Mongabay
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • 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
    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
    Food
    Latin America
    Insights
    February 18, 2014

    Making Economic Valuation Count for Coastal Ecosystems in the Caribbean

    • Freshwater
    • coral reefs
    • natural infrastructure
    • Economics
    • fisheries
    • Food
    • Ocean
    People and economies across the Caribbean are dependent on coastal ecosystems—including coral reefs, mangroves, and beaches. These ecosystems provide critical habitat to commercial fisheries, attract tourists from around the world, and protect coastal communities and infrastructure. Photo Credit: Katina Rogers
    • Freshwater
    • coral reefs
    • natural infrastructure
    • Economics
    • fisheries
    • Food
    • Ocean
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Data
    January 14, 2014

    Rights to Resources Interactive Map

    • mapping
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • mapping
    • land rights
    • natural resources

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