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    Forests
    Asia
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    July 9, 2015

    Forest Fires Blaze in Indonesia’s Tesso Nilo National Park

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • commodities
    Tesso Nilo is home to endangered species like the Sumatran tiger. Photo by Steve Wilson/Flickr
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • commodities
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    July 1, 2015

    Indonesia’s Forest Fires Reignite, Threatening Protected Areas and Peatlands

    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • fires
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Fires are again burning in Indonesia's forests. Photo by Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian Embassy for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • fires
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    September 18, 2014

    Fires Spread Across Indonesia as Parliament Approves Haze Treaty

    • Forests
    • Air Quality
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • commodities
    • pollution
    Forest fires in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo Credit: Billy Gabriel/Flickr
    • Forests
    • Air Quality
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • commodities
    • pollution
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    June 24, 2014

    Kobaran Api Indonesia: Sebuah Pertanda Buruk Mengawali Musim Kemarau di Riau

    • Forests
    • fires
    • commodities
    • Forests
    • fires
    • commodities
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    June 23, 2014

    Indonesia Fires Flare: A Foreboding Start to Dry Season in Riau

    • fires
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Putting out fires in Riau, March 2014. Photo by Julius Lawalata / WRI.
    • fires
    • Forests
    • commodities
    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
    Climate
    Insights
    May 21, 2014

    Three Reasons Investors Are Beginning to Take Sustainability Seriously

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Business
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • commodities
    Palm oil plantation workers in Sumatra, Indonesia. Wilmar, a leading Asian agribusiness group, which trades more than 45 percent of the global palm oil supply, is committed to a deforestation-free supply chain. Photo Credit: CIFOR/Flickr
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Business
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • commodities
    Climate
    Insights
    May 12, 2014

    3 Tales of Hope for a Low-Carbon Future

    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Business
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • deforestation
    • low carbon development
    • commodities
    At last week's "Ascent" meeting in Abu Dhabi, clubs of countries and companies committed to double the share of renewable energy and the pace of energy efficiency gains. Photo credit: CoCreatr, Flickr
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Business
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • deforestation
    • low carbon development
    • commodities
    Food
    Insights
    April 10, 2014

    The Changing Landscape of Forest Management

    • Forests
    • Equity
    • Food
    • commodities
    • agriculture
    While palm oil can be produced sustainably, its production is currently a major driver of deforestation. Photo credit: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Flickr 2012
    • Forests
    • Equity
    • Food
    • commodities
    • agriculture
    Equity
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    March 21, 2014

    5 Overlooked Deforestation Hotspots

    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • commodities
    Marahoué National Park in the Ivory Coast has lost 93% of its forest cover between 2002 and 2008. Photo credit: jbdodane, Flickr 2013
    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • commodities
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    March 14, 2014

    Kebakaran Hutan di Indonesia Mencapai Tingkat Tertinggi Sejak Kondisi Darurat Kabut Asap Juni 2013

    • fires
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Photo credit: CIFOR, Flickr 2011
    • fires
    • Forests
    • commodities
    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
    Asia
    Insights
    October 20, 2013

    “Swapping Land” to Produce Sustainable Palm Oil in Indonesia

    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Oil palm fruit is loaded into a truck at a plantation near Bengkulu, Sumatra. Photo: WRI/ James Anderson
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Food
    Asia
    Insights
    October 19, 2013

    ‘Tukar-Menukar Lahan’ untuk Produksi Kelapa Sawit Berkelanjutan di Indonesia

    • Forests
    • restoration
    • commodities
    Perkebunan sawit dekat Bengkulu, Sumatra. Photo: WRI/ James Anderson
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • commodities
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    July 15, 2013

    Cutting Carbon through Industrial Energy Efficiency: The Case of Midwest Pulp and Paper Mills

    • Business
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • commodities
    • Business
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • commodities
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    July 12, 2013

    Indonesia Haze Risk Will Remain High Unless Ministers Keep Promises

    • Forests
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • commodities
    • Forests
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • commodities
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    July 12, 2013

    Indonesian Forest Fire And Haze Risk Remains High

    • Forests
    • fires
    • commodities
    Haze in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    • Forests
    • fires
    • commodities

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