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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

Déjà vu: Anticipating the Impacts of Economic Crisis on Indonesia’s Forests

  • Climate
  • Build Back Better
  • climate change
  • coronavirus
  • economics
  • forest
Protecting Indonesia's forests will provide an important contribution to Indonesia's ability to adapt to the climate change already in train. Photo by Yusuf Ahmad for WRI Indonesia
  • Climate
  • Build Back Better
  • climate change
  • coronavirus
  • economics
  • forest
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Build Back Better: Fighting the Pandemic and Individual Emissions Together

  • Cities & Transport
  • Build Back Better
  • coronavirus
  • emissions
By avoiding travel and staying at home, we fight the coronavirus pandemic and reducing individual emissions at the same time. Photo by Brian Wangenheim/Unsplash
  • Cities & Transport
  • Build Back Better
  • coronavirus
  • emissions
Ilustrasi tumpukan kayu hasil penebangan. Kredit foto: Zuraidah Said/WRI Indonesia
  • deforestasi
  • forest
  • pantaujejak
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Responding to Coronavirus: Low-carbon Investments Can Help Economies Recover

  • coronavirus
  • low carbon
  • low carbon cities
  • low carbon development
Taking bold climate action, such as increasing renewable energy capacity, can stimulate economic growth while reducing air pollution. Photo by Hahaheditor12667/Wikimedia Commons
  • coronavirus
  • low carbon
  • low carbon cities
  • low carbon development

'Picking Up Sinking Wood': Indigenous Villages and Reality

  • forest
  • indigenous people
The laws and regulations on recognition of indigenous communities and their right to land is deemed to fail without the buy-in from the communities themselves. Photo credit: Mario Munthe for WRI Indonesia
  • forest
  • indigenous people

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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5 Maps Show How Moving Indonesia’s Capital Could Impact the Environment

  • cities
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • peatland
Jakarta's sky around Senayan area. Photo credit: Aaron Minnick/World Resources Institute
  • cities
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • peatland
Life at WRI Indonesia

Fires, Farmers and Climate Crisis

  • Fires
  • forest
  • Life at WRI Indonesia
Petugas berupaya memadamkan api di Riau. Kredit foto: Julius Lawalata/WRI Indonesia
  • Fires
  • forest
  • Life at WRI Indonesia

3 Things to Consider Before Moving Indonesia's Capital from Jakarta

  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • water risk
Jakarta skyline. Flickr/Alex Hanoko
  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • water risk

Indonesia Is Reducing Deforestation, but Problem Areas Remain

  • deforestation
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • peatland
Tree cover loss in Indonesia declined for the second year in a row in 2018, but problem areas remain in some provinces. Photo by Josh Estey/AusAID
  • deforestation
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • peatland
Forest and peat fires in Riau, Indonesia. Photo by Julius Lawalata/WRI
  • Fires
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil
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Cities4Forests

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