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Primary Rainforest Destruction Increased 12% from 2019 to 2020

  • deforestasi
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
Penebangan ilegal di lahan adat amazon Pirititi. Kredit foto: Felipe Werneck/Ibama
  • deforestasi
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
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Climate Action Must Progress Far Faster to Achieve 1.5 C Goal

  • Climate
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • climate science
  • deforestation
  • electricity
  • forest
  • industry
  • Paris Agreement
  • renewable energy
  • Climate
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • climate science
  • deforestation
  • electricity
  • forest
  • industry
  • Paris Agreement
  • renewable energy
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How to Build a Circular Economy

  • Cities & Transport
  • business
  • emissions
  • food waste
  • green economy
  • greenhouse gasses (GHG)
  • natural resources
  • sustainability initiative
  • sustainable business
A circular economy can help mitigate the climate crisis, and makes social and financial sense. Photo by Aaron Minnick | WRI.
  • Cities & Transport
  • business
  • emissions
  • food waste
  • green economy
  • greenhouse gasses (GHG)
  • natural resources
  • sustainability initiative
  • sustainable business
Hutan Gambut di Taman Nasional Sebangau, Kalimantan Tengah, yang ludes terbakar pada akhir 2015. Kalau tata kelola buruk dan gambut sampai rusak atau kering, ancaman kebakaran dan banjir pun selalu mengintai. Foto: Sapariah Saturi/ Mongabay Indonesia
  • Climate
  • agriculture
  • peatland
Kayu gelondongan besar diletakkan di atas truk di konsesi hutan di Ghana. Foto oleh Maite Knorr-Evans/WRI
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
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The Ocean Genome Helps Fight Disease: Here's How We Save It

  • conservation
  • coronavirus
  • equity
  • international climate policy
  • oceans
Ocean ecosystems are rich sources of compounds used in medicine. Photo by Bob Embley/NOAA.
  • conservation
  • coronavirus
  • equity
  • international climate policy
  • oceans
Life at WRI Indonesia

Participatory Mapping, the Key for an Inclusive Development at the Local Level

  • One Map
  • Papua
  • peta
  • Life at WRI Indonesia
Salah satu Warga di Wilayah Waibu. Kredit foto: Hendrika Wulandari/WRI Indonesia
  • One Map
  • Papua
  • peta
  • Life at WRI Indonesia

The Causes and Effects of Soil Erosion, and How to Prevent It

  • agriculture
  • degraded land
  • food security
  • restorasi hutan
Areas of Indonesia are at high risk of erosion, which can threaten agricultural productivity. Photo by Danumurthi Mahendra/USAID
  • agriculture
  • degraded land
  • food security
  • restorasi hutan

Beyond Swidden Agriculture: Rethinking Approach to Fires

  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • Fires
  • forest
An officer is trying to extinguish fire in Kalimantan. Photo Credit: CIFOR
  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • Fires
  • forest
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One Map Removing Overlapping Land

  • access to information
  • One Map
Presiden Joko Widodo berharap Kebijakan Satu Peta dapat menyelesaikan masalah tumpang tindih lahan. Kredit foto: Setkab RI/Facebook
  • access to information
  • One Map
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WRI Indonesia’s team in a tree planting offset project in West Java, March 2019. Photo credit: WRI Indonesia
  • sustainability initiative

A New Tool Can Help Root Out Deforestation from Complex Supply Chains

  • adaptation and the private sector
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
Unloading oil palm fruits. Photo by African Hope/Wikimedia Commons
  • adaptation and the private sector
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)

A 5-Step Plan to Protect and Restore Indonesia's Forests

  • agroforestry
  • biodiversity
  • deforestation
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • sustainable development goals
Forest on the Mamberamo River in Papua. Flickr/CIFOR
  • agroforestry
  • biodiversity
  • deforestation
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • sustainable development goals
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Flight Decisions Matter for Climate Change

  • Cities & Transport
  • sustainability initiative
For years, airlines have experimented with biofuels, aiming to reduce both carbon emissions and their reliance on fossil fuels. It’s been a turbulent journey buffeted by inconsistent investment and the periodic lure of cheap oil. (Bloomberg/The Jakarta Post/File)
  • Cities & Transport
  • sustainability initiative

Technical Blog: Global Forest Watch's 2018 Data Update Explained

  • deforestation
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
Forest canopy at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. Photo credit: Aaron Minnick/WRI
  • deforestation
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)

The World Lost a Belgium-sized Area of Primary Rainforests Last Year

  • deforestation
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • Mapping
Primary rainforests are critically important for storing carbon and providing habitat for jaguars, orangutans, gorillas and other animals. Photo by stokpic/Pixabay
  • deforestation
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • Mapping
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7 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2019

  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • adaptation
  • climate
  • climate agreement
  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • green economy
  • international climate policy
  • investment
A firefighter battles a fire along the Ronald Reagan Freeway, aka state Highway 118, in Simi Valley, Calif. Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP
  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • adaptation
  • climate
  • climate agreement
  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • green economy
  • international climate policy
  • investment