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October 06, 2020
Join WRI for a presentation detailing the latest advances on tracking tree growth and monitoring forest and landscape restoration.
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by Nancy Harris, Thailynn Munroe and Kelly Levin - September 16, 2020Increased global emissions lead to higher temperatures and more fire-prone conditions. With more fires comes more emissions, fueling rapid climate change.
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by Laura Villegas Ortiz - August 19, 2020In addition to the current health crisis, Colombia is facing simultaneous water and energy crises. Nature-based solutions that utilize forests can be a key part of creating sustainable water and energy systems in the long term.
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by Katie Reytar, Florence Landsberg, Fred Stolle, Ornanong Maneerattana, Will Anderson and John Brandt - July 30, 2020Tracking tree growth will help us understand whether campaigns like the Trillion Trees Initiative are working and whether efforts to fight climate change are on the right track.
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by James Anderson, Scott Francisco, Mack Phillips and Paige Langer - July 24, 2020Supporting sustainable forestry, reducing deforestation and reimagining an iconic New York City landmark are central to our Brooklyn Bridge Forest proposal.
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by Medrilzam and Helen Mountford - July 15, 2020Indonesia already has a robust sustainable development plan. By doubling down with a low-carbon stimulus, the country can create more jobs, generate more economic growth, and build back better from COVID-19.
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August 05, 2020
Are we making progress toward detecting forest change faster and in greater detail? How can we improve our understanding of what causes forest loss, or how much carbon forests are emitting and sequestering? Join experts from GFW for a discussion of current efforts to answer these questions.
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by Aaron Minnick and Will Anderson - June 18, 2020The Trillion Trees initiative and major corporations are looking to invest in tree-planting. TerraMatch connects these investors with trusted local experts who grow trees responsibly and at scale.
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WRI's new TerraMatch platform connects millions of dollars to projects that grow trees the right way.
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by Amanda Gant, Will Anderson and Meseret Shiferaw - June 11, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact on food supply chains. In Africa, restoration entrepreneurs are adapting their businesses to provide essential services while preventing food waste and promoting sustainable food production .
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by Sheila N. Onzere, Natalie Elwell, Edward R. Carr, Cynthia Caron and Denise Bebbington - June 2020New WRI research in Liberia finds that women’s participation in local forest management can improve both their socioeconomic status and the sustainability of forest resources that support local communities’ lives and livelihoods. Yet complex power dynamics, authority and competing interests converge to prevent women from engaging in these decision-making processes. This paper finds that significant social and regulatory change must occur to foster gender and social equity in forest governance.
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by Frances Seymour - June 08, 2020The world lost over 9 million acres of tropical primary forests last year, about the same as the year before. Does this mean we're stuck with this unacceptably high level of forest destruction? Not necessarily.
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by Mikaela Weisse and Elizabeth Dow Goldman - June 02, 2020The 2019 data reveals that several countries suffered record tree cover losses, and fires created astonishing impacts in primary forests and beyond.
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June 18, 2020
Join us for the beta launch of TerraMatch, a new online platform that connects people who grow trees the right way with ambitious funders.
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by Frances Seymour - May 05, 2020Frances Seymour is a Distinguished Senior Fellow at WRI. In her individual capacity, Frances serves as Chair of the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) Board.
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by Alex Rudee - April 06, 2020A U.S. tree restoration program could create hundreds of thousands of jobs. For this to happen, Congress needs to write a stronger Trillion Trees Act.
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April 21, 2020
Thanks to innovations in satellite monitoring, we’ve never had a better understanding of when and where forests are changing around the world. Join experts from GFW and the University of Maryland (UMD) Global Land Analysis & Discovery (GLAD) Lab to learn about the methodology behind core forest change datasets on GFW, including the GLAD deforestation alerts and annual tree cover loss data.
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by Sarah Sargent, Maria Papadopolou, Laura González, Hans Bakker, Paula den Hartog, Aleyda Carillo, Anne Rosenbarger and Thailynn Munroe - March 2020This paper discusses the data collection, verification, and publication process of a global asset list, the Universal Mill List.
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by Nancy Harris, Thailynn Munroe, Elizabeth Dow Goldman, Christy Slay and Forrest Follett - February 21, 2020Global data on the drivers of tree cover loss, developed by WRI and The Sustainability Consortium and updated this week on Global Forest Watch, shows that agriculture is the main culprit.
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by Sarah Ruiz - February 13, 2020Wildfires are a natural part of the ecology of colder, boreal forests. The problem is we're starting to see signs of fires burning outside their normal patterns.