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by , and - Most communities overlook a critical tool in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions: trees. One of the reasons is that they don’t know how to account for forests and trees in their emissions inventories.
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by Miguel Calmon, Mariana Oliveira and Rachel Biderman - August 14, 2019While the Amazon is often in the news, it is not the only rainforest in Brazil, nor the only one worth protecting. Restoring the country's Atlantic Forest could be just as important.
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by Frances Seymour and David Gibbs - August 08, 2019The latest IPCC report confirms a lot we already knew about the relationship between tropical forests and climate change, as well as reveals some relatively new science about how forests interact with the atmosphere. The bottom line? Protecting forests—especially tropical forests—is one of the most important strategies for both climate mitigation and adaptation.
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by Kelly Levin and Sarah Parsons - August 08, 2019The latest IPCC report finds that while land sequesters almost a third of human-caused carbon dioxide emissions, it will be impossible to limit temperature rise to safe levels without fundamentally changing the way the world produces food and manages land.
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by Arief Wijaya, Tjokorda Nirarta "Koni" Samadhi and Reidinar Juliane - July 24, 2019While Indonesia is one of few countries actually reducing its deforestation, key provinces are still losing primary forests and peat.
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by Sabin Ray, Caroline Gagné, Adam Dolin and Lissa Glasgo - July 11, 2019Forests are essential for lives and livelihoods. As these benefits become better understood and valued, investors in sustainable forestry are seeing financial returns that outperform investments in conventional timber.
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by Sarah Ruiz and Andika Putraditama - July 10, 2019Indonesia is one of the only countries actually reducing its deforestation rates. But with the annual fires season beginning and El Niño promising fire-prone conditions, the country’s forest protection policies will be put to the test.
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by Molly Bergen - July 09, 2019Deforestation rates in the Congo Basin — historically lower than in the Amazon and southeast Asia — are on the rise. It's not just a problem for the 80 million people who rely on the forests for food and livelihoods; research shows the world's second-largest rainforest regulates weather patterns across Africa.
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by Luiz Amaral and Jane Lloyd - June 10, 2019More than 360 companies committed to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains by 2020. Most are not on track to meet this target, but Global Forest Watch Pro can help.
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by Sonny Mumbunan and Edward Davey - June 03, 2019Indonesia has shown promising results in forest conservation, with temporary bans on expansion of oil palm into forests and peatlands yielding notable reductions in forest loss. Here's how to double down on that success.
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by Mikaela Weisse and Elizabeth Dow Goldman - April 25, 2019Primary or old-growth rainforests store more carbon than other kinds of forests and provide homes for jaguars, orangutans, gorillas and other important species. So the fact that the world lost 3.6 million hectares of these forests in 2018 is a huge problem.
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by Natasha Ferrari - April 15, 2019On 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.