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9 Maps that Explain the World's Forests

  • deforestation
  • forests
  • maps
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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
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • maps
  • palm oil

“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

Indonesia Haze Risk Will Remain High Unless Ministers Keep Promises

  • Asia
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil
Daily life in a peatland area in Indonesia. Two thirds of this summer's forest fires appear to have been on peatland. Photo Credit: CIFOR/Flickr
  • Asia
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  • Indonesia
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  • palm oil

How Singapore Can Help Clear the Air on the Haze

  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil
Fires in Indonesia spread a thick haze across parts of South-East Asia. Photo credit: davidwjford/Flickr
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New Data Shows Indonesian Forest Fires a Longstanding Crisis

  • Asia
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil
Singapore experienced record-breaking levels of air pollution in recent days. Photo credit: davidwjford/Flickr
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  • Indonesia
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  • palm oil

3 Ways to Achieve Zero Tropical Deforestation by 2020

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  • corporate sustainability
  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Lacey Act
  • palm oil
  • sustainable business
Deforestation is often associated with commodity production in Indonesia. Credit: Agung Prasetyo/CIFOR
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  • corporate sustainability
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  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Lacey Act
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WRI Releases Updated Data on the Fires in Indonesia

  • Asia
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil
Burned forest in Central Kalimantan 2011, Indonesia. Photo credit: Rini Sulaiman/Norwegian Embassy
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  • Indonesia
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  • palm oil

Peering Through the Haze: What Data Can Tell Us About the Fires in Indonesia

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  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil
A forest fire in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, in 2011. Photo credit: Rini Sulaiman/Norwegian Embassy
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  • 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
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  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • palm oil
  • sustainable development goals

Indonesia Extends its Forest Moratorium: What Comes Next?

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

A Conversation with Nirarta “Koni” Samadhi on Indonesia’s Forests

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  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • palm oil
Forest in Kerinci region, Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo credit: Luke Mackin/Flickr
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  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • palm oil

The False Choice Between Palm Oil and Indonesian Forests

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

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

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  • 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
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  • forests
  • Indonesia
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Degraded land in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo credit: Sekala
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New Study Highlights Opportunities and Challenges for Indonesia Forest Moratorium

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  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • low carbon development
  • palm oil
  • REDD
In May, 2011, Indonesia put into effect a two-year moratorium on the award of new concessions for exploitation of natural forests and peat lands. Photo credit: WRI
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  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • low carbon development
  • palm oil
  • REDD

A New Approach to Feeding the World

  • Africa
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • ecosystem services
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • palm oil
  • Africa
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • ecosystem services
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  • Indonesia
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Indonesia’s Ambitious Forest Moratorium Moves Forward

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  • forests
  • governance
  • palm oil
  • REDD
  • wood
Photo credit: Films4Conservation
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Indonesia’s Moratorium: An Opportunity for Forests and Industry

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  • forests
  • palm oil
Lake Sentarum, Indonesia. Photo credit: Moray McLeish/WRI
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Having Your Food and Forests, Too

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

FAQ: Indonesia, Degraded Land and Sustainable Palm Oil

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  • palm oil
  • REDD
West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo credit: Beth Gingold/WRI
  • deforestation
  • palm oil
  • REDD