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4 Reasons Assessing Governance Matters for Forests and People

  • forests
  • 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
  • forests
  • governance
  • REDD
  • transparency

ASEAN Leaders Can Act to Reduce Fires and Haze

  • data
  • fire
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • POTICO
Fires in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Credit: Rini Sulaiman/Norwegian Embassy
  • data
  • fire
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • POTICO

Indonesia Burning: Forest Fires Flare To Alarming Levels

  • fire
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
NASA satellites registered a total of 734 high-confidence fire alerts in Sumatra’s provinces between August 22-27. Photo credit: Rini Sulaiman/Norwegian Embassy
  • fire
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires

Fire Alerts Spike in Indonesia as Risk of Haze Crisis Returns

  • extreme weather
  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
Fires burning in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, 2011. Credit: Rini Sulaiman/Norwegian Embassy
  • extreme weather
  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires

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
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • 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
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil

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
  • Asia
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil

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
  • Asia
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil

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

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

5 Lessons for Sustaining Global Forests

  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • governance
  • Lacey Act
About 500 million people depend directly on forests for their livelihoods. Photo credit: CIFOR/Flickr
  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • governance
  • Lacey Act

New Study Highlights Opportunities and Challenges for Indonesia Forest Moratorium

  • forests
  • 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
  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • low carbon development
  • palm oil
  • REDD

Forests and REDD+ in COP17 Durban

  • Brazil
  • COP
  • forests
  • 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
  • Brazil
  • COP
  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • international climate policy
  • REDD
  • UNFCCC