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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
  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • degraded land
  • Indonesia
  • Mapping
  • maps
  • palm oil

RELEASE: First Detailed Public Maps of RSPO Certified Palm Oil Concessions Released

  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • Indonesia
  • palm oil
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • sustainable development goals
  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • Indonesia
  • palm oil
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • sustainable development goals

Cultivating Accountability in REDD+

  • Brazil
  • degraded land
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • REDD
While the struggle to protect the Tripa peat forest will likely continue, it illustrates a positive message for Indonesia’s forests. Photo credit: CIFOR/Flickr
  • Brazil
  • degraded land
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • REDD

“Swapping Land” to Produce Sustainable Palm Oil in Indonesia

  • deforestation
  • degraded land
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • palm oil
Oil palm fruit is loaded into a truck at a plantation near Bengkulu, Sumatra. Photo: James Anderson/WRI
  • deforestation
  • degraded land
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • palm oil

Making the Right Choice on Indonesia’s Forest Moratorium

  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • palm oil
  • sustainable development goals
More than 80 million Indonesians rely on forests for their livelihoods. Photo credit: Daniel Murdiyarso/CIFOR
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • palm oil
  • sustainable development goals

Indonesia Extends its Forest Moratorium: What Comes Next?

  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • palm oil
  • sustainable development goals
Women in harvest ground nuts in teak forest area. Photo credit: Murdani Usman/CIFOR
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • palm oil
  • sustainable development goals

The False Choice Between Palm Oil and Indonesian Forests

  • agriculture
  • degraded land
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • palm oil
Indonesia exported $19.7 billion of crude palm oil in 2011. Photo Credit: Beth Gingold/WRI
  • agriculture
  • degraded land
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • palm oil

2 New Tools Can Cut Deforestation and Support Sustainable Palm Oil in Indonesia

  • agriculture
  • degraded land
  • forests
  • 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
  • agriculture
  • degraded land
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • palm oil
Insights

3 Imperatives for the Next Global Development Agenda

  • climate change
  • poverty
  • sustainable development goals
  • United Nations (UN)
The U.N.'s new development roadmap must tackle the pressing economic and environmental challenges we face. Photo credit: Gates Foundation/Flickr
  • climate change
  • poverty
  • sustainable development goals
  • United Nations (UN)

Between Populism and Price Increases: Who Will Pay for the Cost of Renewable Energy?

  • electricity
  • energy
  • governance
  • renewable energy
  • sustainable development goals
Photo credit: our-planet/Flickr
  • electricity
  • energy
  • governance
  • renewable energy
  • sustainable development goals
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Having Your Food and Forests, Too

  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • palm oil
  • REDD
  • sustainable development goals
Photo credit: leoffreitas/Flickr
  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • palm oil
  • REDD
  • sustainable development goals

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