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Incorrect Data and Fallacious Policy

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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

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  • COP21
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  • Mapping
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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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  • climate data
  • COP21
  • international climate policy
  • 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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  • palm oil
Harvesting logs in Malaysia. Photo by Wakx/Flickr
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What Indonesia Doesn’t Know About Peatlands Could Undermine its Climate Goals

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  • emissions
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesian Peat Prize
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  • peat
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Peat swamp forests of the Katingan Peatland Reserve in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo by James Anderson/WRI
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With Latest Fires Crisis, Indonesia Surpasses Russia as World’s Fourth-Largest Emitter

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

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  • forests
  • Indonesia
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Fire in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo by Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian Embassy for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
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Leveraging the Power of the Crowd to Identify Illegal Land and Forest Fires in Indonesia

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  • Indonesia forest fires
  • maps
Forest fire in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo by CIFOR/Flickr.
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Having it All: Indonesia Can Produce Palm Oil, Protect Forests and Reap Profits

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  • Indonesia
  • palm oil
Agricultural development is the largest driver of deforestation in Indonesia. Photo by Achmad Rabin Taim/Wikimedia Commons.
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  • Indonesia
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Indonesia’s Forest Fires Reignite, Threatening Protected Areas and Peatlands

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  • 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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  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
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Counting Trees to Save the Woods: Using Big Data to Map Deforestation

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  • climate
  • climate change
  • climate data
  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • maps
What can other big data initiatives seeking to combat climate change learn from Global Forest Watch? Photo credit: CIAT/Flickr
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  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
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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
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  • forests

New Palm Oil Production Maps Mark a Milestone in Transparency

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  • maps
  • palm oil
  • transparency
Most palm oil comes from Indonesia and Malaysia. Photo credit: Achmad Rabin Taim/Wikimedia Commons
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  • maps
  • palm oil
  • transparency

Indonesian Fires Bring More Haze to Southeast Asia

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  • fire
  • forests
  • Haze
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil
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
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9 Maps that Explain the World's Forests

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  • palm oil
Global Forest Watch is an online forest monitoring system created by the World Resources Institute and more than 40 partners. Photo credit: Marco Simola/CIFOR
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New High-Resolution Forest Maps Reveal World Loses 50 Soccer Fields of Trees Per Minute

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  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • maps
  • monitoring
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  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
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The False Choice Between Palm Oil and Indonesian Forests

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  • Indonesia
  • palm oil
Indonesia exported $19.7 billion of crude palm oil in 2011. Photo Credit: Beth Gingold/WRI
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2 New Tools Can Cut Deforestation and Support Sustainable Palm Oil in Indonesia

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  • Indonesia
  • palm oil
WRI recently released two new online mapping applications designed to help the palm oil industry grow while avoiding deforestation. Photo credit: CIFOR/Flickr
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Degraded land in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo credit: Sekala
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