Blog Posts: Mapping

Primary 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.

Power plants use a lot of water for cooling, but most don't disclose how much. A new WRI methodology calculates their thirst by using Google Earth images.

From crop fields in the Iberian Peninsula to city streets in the southern United States, all communities will feel the effects of a warmer world. Here's a visual look at what the future holds for five regions.

How is the position of women in Kenegerian Gajah Bertalut today? Is the establishment of a political power based on a nation state (kingdom/republic) that places men in a privileged position, affecting women's access in the public spaces? Read more in this article.

Indigenous Peoples and local communities are some of the best environmental stewards. Five maps illustrate just how critical indigenous and community lands are to the planet.

Deforestation from road building or expanding plantations isn’t typically spotted until a sizable patch of land disappears. But now satellites are watching.

Countries considering open data policies have to guard against falsification and misuse, but there are clear ways to avoid these problems.

Taking the Ministry of Environment and Forestry’s (MOEF) civil servant investigators (PPNS) hostage is a form of contempt of state. Such incident reflects our weak land use management.

Drought in Sao Paulo. Flooding in the Himalayas. And pollution in Sumatra. These three distinct water crises have a common cause—degradation in forests.

The new Fire Risk Map on Global Forest Watch Fires aims to provide a Smokey for Southeast Asia. Every day, a computer model generates a new interactive map showing where dry conditions increase fire risk in Indonesia and Malaysia. The tool can help decision-makers take action to prevent fires before they ignite.