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From Commitment to Action: Signs of Progress Since the Paris Climate Talks

  • climate
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  • COP21
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Photo Credit: john.gillespie via Compfight cc
  • climate
  • climate agreement
  • COP21
  • Paris Agreement

We Know How Forests Changed this Month, Thanks to New Satellite Alerts

  • forests
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
Peru's Cordillera Azul National Park. Photo by Tadd and Debbie Ottman/Wikimedia Commons
  • forests
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)

Indonesian Fires Create “Hazardous” Levels of Air Pollution in Singapore

  • emissions
  • fire
  • forests
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • Haze
  • Indonesia forest fires
Singapore during the 2013 haze crisis. Photo by Choo Yut Shing/Flickr.
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  • forests
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
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  • Indonesia forest fires

Brazil and Indonesia Struggling to Reduce Deforestation

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  • forests
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
Cleared rainforest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo by Rainforest Action Network/Flickr
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  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)

Counting Trees to Save the Woods: Using Big Data to Map Deforestation

  • Climate
  • 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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  • climate change
  • climate data
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  • forests
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • maps

High-Resolution Satellites Help Monitor and Respond to Fires in Southeast Asia

  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
Forest fire in Indonesia. Photo Credit: CIFOR/Flickr
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • Indonesia
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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

4 Reasons Assessing Governance Matters for Forests and People

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  • governance
  • REDD
  • transparency
Conducting an analysis of governance strengths and weaknesses can be a critical first step towards advancing forest governance reforms. Photo credit: World Bank/Flickr
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  • REDD
  • transparency

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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  • monitoring

Making the Right Choice on Indonesia’s Forest Moratorium

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  • 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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  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • palm oil
  • sustainable development goals

Indonesia Extends its Forest Moratorium: What Comes Next?

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  • forests
  • 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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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)

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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  • Indonesia
  • low carbon development
  • palm oil
  • REDD

Forests and REDD+ in COP17 Durban

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  • COP
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  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • international climate policy
  • REDD
  • UNFCCC
Deforestation in Para, Brazil. The situations in Brazil and Indonesia should lend a sense of urgency and purpose to the climate negotiations in Durban, South Africa. Photo Credit: Leoffreitas/Flickr
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  • COP
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  • Indonesia
  • international climate policy
  • REDD
  • UNFCCC