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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)

5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

  • cities
  • climate change
  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable urban mobility
  • urban development
The DistritoTec project in Monterrey, Mexico is drawing people back to a denser, safer and livable inner city. Photo by Tecnológico de Monterrey
  • cities
  • climate change
  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable urban mobility
  • urban development

Collaboration on Nature-Based Solutions is Key to Resilient City Infrastructure

  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable cities initiative
  • urban development
Departments that work together on projects and use natural infrastructure, like the Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park in Singapore, can achieve a variety of benefits. Photo by Stefano/Flickr.
  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable cities initiative
  • urban development

4 Benefits of Participatory Tree Mapping for Jakarta's Development

  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • green infrastructure
  • low carbon cities
  • sustainable cities
Pepohonan di tengah kota Jakarta. Kredit foto: ssopian88/pixabay
  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • green infrastructure
  • low carbon cities
  • sustainable cities

Biking Provides a Critical Lifeline During the Coronavirus Crisis

  • coronavirus
  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable urban mobility
  • transport
An emergency bike lane in Bogotá, Colombia, March 2020. Photo by Gabriel Leonardo Guerrero Bermudez/iStock
  • coronavirus
  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable urban mobility
  • transport
Kayu gelondongan besar diletakkan di atas truk di konsesi hutan di Ghana. Foto oleh Maite Knorr-Evans/WRI
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)

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

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
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Tree Cover Loss in Aceh

  • deforestation
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • deforestation
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)

Technical Blog: Indonesia Tree Cover Loss and National Deforestation Data Explained

  • deforestation
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • deforestation
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
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Can Housing Be Affordable Without Being Efficient?

  • sustainable cities
Minha Casa, Minha Vida affordable housing project in Brazil. Photo by Paulomedford/Wikimedia Commons
  • sustainable cities
Insights

When a Tree Falls, Is It Deforestation?

  • commoditites
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
Deforestation in Sarawak, Malaysia driven by palm oil. Flickr/Wakx
  • commoditites
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)

Places to Watch First Edition: Five Indicated Illegal Logging Area in Indonesia

  • deforestation
  • forest
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • pantaujejak
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • pantaujejak
  • biodiversity
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)

Places to Watch: 3 Hot Spots for Forest Clearing Right Now

  • deforestasi
  • forest
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • deforestasi
  • forest
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)

Q&A: What Is the Future of Green Building?

  • cities
  • energy efficiency
  • sustainable cities
  • cities
  • energy efficiency
  • sustainable cities