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As Indonesia’s Dry Season Looms, a New Tool Can Predict Daily Forest Fire Risk

  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • Mapping
  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • Mapping

Incorrect Data and Fallacious Policy

  • agriculture
  • data
  • forests
  • agriculture
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Destruction of Tropical Peatland Is an Overlooked Source of Emissions

  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • degraded land
  • Indonesia
  • Mapping
  • maps
  • palm oil
Peat drainage canals, combined with fire, are used to make land more suitable for agriculture. Photo by Nancy Harris/Flickr
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When Could the Paris Agreement Take Effect? Interactive Map Sheds Light

  • climate
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  • COP21
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  • Paris Agreement
  • UNFCCC
The Paris Agreement Tracker enables people to monitor countries’ progress toward ratifying the Paris Agreement, and allows users to create their own combinations for bringing it into force.
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  • COP21
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  • Mapping
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Linking Products to Places: The Initiatives Working to End Deforestation

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  • business
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  • corporate sustainability
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  • forests
  • maps
  • palm oil
Harvesting logs in Malaysia. Photo by Wakx/Flickr
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With Latest Fires Crisis, Indonesia Surpasses Russia as World’s Fourth-Largest Emitter

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  • agriculture
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Indonesia’s Fire Outbreaks Producing More Daily Emissions than Entire US Economy

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  • climate change
  • emissions
  • fire
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil
Fire in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo by Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian Embassy for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
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Positioning Indonesia's Climate Commitment on the Global Stage

  • climate change
  • Indonesia
  • IPCC
  • UNFCCC
In 2009, Indonesia made a bold move by voluntarily pledging to achieve a 26 percent reduction in emissions against the business-as-usual scenario in 2020. Photo by James Anderson/WRI.
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  • IPCC
  • UNFCCC

Having it All: Indonesia Can Produce Palm Oil, Protect Forests and Reap Profits

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  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • palm oil
Agricultural development is the largest driver of deforestation in Indonesia. Photo by Achmad Rabin Taim/Wikimedia Commons.
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  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • palm oil

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

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  • emissions
  • fire
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil
Fires are again burning in Indonesia's forests. Photo by Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian Embassy for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
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Supporting the New Climate Agreement: A Checklist for Business

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  • UNFCCC
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8 Percent of World's Remaining Pristine Forests Degraded Since 2000

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Forest fragmentation is caused by the expansion of logging, mining and development activities. Photo credit: Angela Sevin, Flickr
  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • forests
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Infographic: Choose Your Future: 4 Possible Emissions Pathways

  • carbon monitoring
  • IPCC
  • climate change
  • climate science
  • fossil fuels
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
  • carbon monitoring
  • IPCC
  • climate change
  • climate science
  • fossil fuels
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC

Indonesian Fires Bring More Haze to Southeast Asia

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  • fire
  • forests
  • Haze
  • Indonesia
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A forest fire in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, in September of 2011. Photo credit: Rini Sulaiman/Norwegian Embassy for Center for International Forestry Research
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  • Haze
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
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Civil Society Groups Help Make Electricity Affordable and Sustainable

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  • India
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Civil society organizations are working to improve electricity governance in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Photo credit: mckaysavage/Flickr
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  • India
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