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by - On the edges of Tambopata National Reserve, one project shows how agroforestry can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and boost local economies.
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by Nancy Harris, Elizabeth Dow Goldman and Samantha Gibbes - March 2019This paper discusses the creation and implications of the first global, spatially explicit planted trees database.
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by Sarah Ruiz - March 07, 2019Satellite data shows that several U.S. states saw some of their most devastating fires in recent history in 2018.
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by Frances Seymour - February 21, 2019Indonesia is one of few tropical nations actually decreasing deforestation. As a result, the country will earn its first payment as part of the UN's REDD+, a program where developed nations pay developing ones to reduce emissions by protecting forests.
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by Sarah Parsons - January 11, 2019From sustainable fashion to "micromobility," seven stories playing out in 2019 will influence the future of environment and international development.
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by Caroline Gagné and Moushumi Chaudhury - January 03, 2019Bamboo isn't native to Malawi, but it could help the country adapt to mosquito outbreaks and other climate change impacts.
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How can we feed the world without destroying it? On a press call November 29, experts will preview the findings of a new WRI report on the future of food and agriculture.
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by Muhamad Nafi Andriansyah, Rizky Firmansyah, Arief Wijaya and Josefhine Chitra - November 06, 2018Papua and West Papua provinces contain some of the world's most biodiverse forests. Recent reforms have pulled forests back from peak tree cover loss in 2015. Here's how they can keep up the conservation while developing sustainably.
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by David Gibbs, Nancy Harris and Frances Seymour - October 04, 2018If tropical deforestation were a country, it would rank third in global emissions behind China and the United States. Tree cover loss is on the rise, but channeling climate mitigation finance towards forests could change the course of the world's climate.
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by Mikaela Weisse and Katie Fletcher - September 27, 2018Charcoal production is destroying mountain gorillas' habitat in Virunga National Park. Pastureland is pushing into protected forests in Brazil. Satellites are watching these and other threatened forests.
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by Edward Davey - September 25, 2018Transforming the way the world eats is the forgotten solution for achieving major economic and climate gains.
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More than a quarter of global tree cover loss between 2001 and 2015 was associated with commodity-driven deforestation, not likely to be forested again, finds a new study published in Science.
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by Nancy Harris, Elizabeth Dow Goldman, Mikaela Weisse and Alyssa Barrett - September 13, 2018Global Forest Watch has always been able to tell you where tree cover loss has occurred. Now, in a huge leap, it can tell you why.
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by Andrew Wu and Caroline Gagné - September 05, 2018Countries are joining the restoration movement, and especially the Bonn Challenge. But few have yet aligned their restoration and climate commitments. Doing so would make the planet greener—and the air cleaner—faster.
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In a short documentary film, "Abadiat", independent filmmaker Purabi Bose explores the struggles of adivasi, indigenous women in India, who seek recognition of their rights to community lands and forests.
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This event highlights the challenges Indigenous Peoples and communities face in acquiring legal rights to their land, the loopholes companies can often take, and ways countries can simplify complex procedures.
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by Hidayah Hamzah, Reidinar Juliane, Tjokorda Nirarta "Koni" Samadhi and Arief Wijaya - August 14, 2018Indonesia must build on recent reductions in tree cover loss and protections for peatlands. To get there, they'll need more international support, innovative schemes such as peatland restoration and continued monitoring.
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by Alain Engunda Ikala, Claire Halleux, Roger Mambeta and Lauren Williams - August 08, 2018Most of the tree cover loss in our sample concession occurred in areas where, using clues from the ground, we can conclude it wasn't illegal deforestation. That doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
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by Edward Davey - July 17, 2018Colombia is the latest country to join the Cocoa and Forests Initiative, which aims to create a global movement for deforestation-free cocoa. Sustainable cocoa farming offers a viable alternative to Colombia's violent coca trade, among other benefits.
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by Molly Bergen - July 13, 2018Most news stories about the Democratic Republic of the Congo focus on ebola outbreaks and violence. But within the country's forests, positive changes are happening.