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    April 30, 2014

    Global Forest Watch

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    Brazil Indonesia
    Insights
    April 29, 2014

    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
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia
    Insights
    April 3, 2014

    Preventing Forest Fires in Indonesia: Focus on Riau Province, Peatland, and Illegal Burning

    • Climate
    • fire
    • forests
    • Haze
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    A comprehensive, proactive fires prevention plan, with a special emphasis on key subdistricts in Riau Province—involving government, business, and NGOs—can help ensure that Indonesia’s forests continue generating economic, social, and environmental benefits for years to come. Photo credit: Wakx/Flickr
    • Climate
    • fire
    • forests
    • Haze
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia
    Insights
    March 13, 2014

    Fires in Indonesia Spike to Highest Levels Since June 2013 Haze Emergency

    • fire
    • forests
    • Haze
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • POTICO
    The majority of the fire alerts are concentrated in the Indonesian province of Riau, on the island of Sumatra. Photo credit: CIFOR/Flickr
    • fire
    • forests
    • Haze
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • POTICO
    Food, Land, and Water
    Insights
    March 5, 2014

    FORMA: A Near-Real Time Alert System for Tropical Forest Loss

    • Climate
    • deforestation
    • forests
    The FORMA team, which started at the Center for Global Development and moved to the Data Lab at WRI, was inspired by the DETER and SAD forest monitoring systems covering the Brazilian Amazon. Photo Credit: CIFOR/Flickr 2011
    • Climate
    • deforestation
    • forests
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia
    Insights
    March 3, 2014

    Indonesian Fires Bring More Haze to Southeast Asia

    • agriculture
    • deforestation
    • fire
    • forests
    • Haze
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • palm oil
    A forest fire in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, in September of 2011. Photo credit: Rini Sulaiman/Norwegian Embassy for Center for International Forestry Research
    • agriculture
    • deforestation
    • fire
    • forests
    • Haze
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • palm oil
    Food, Land, and Water
    Insights
    February 20, 2014

    9 Maps that Explain the World's Forests

    • deforestation
    • forests
    • maps
    • palm oil
    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
    Food, Land, and Water
    Africa Brazil Indonesia
    Insights
    February 20, 2014

    Global Forest Watch—Join the Movement

    • Africa
    • Brazil
    • deforestation
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    • Africa
    • Brazil
    • deforestation
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia
    Insights
    January 30, 2014

    2 Things You Need to Know about Indonesia's Forest Moratorium

    • forests
    • governance
    • Indonesia
    Indonesian forest. Photo credit: James Anderson/WRI
    • forests
    • governance
    • Indonesia
    Food, Land, and Water
    Brazil Cameroon Indonesia
    Insights
    December 6, 2013

    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
    Food, Land, and Water
    Insights
    November 14, 2013

    New High-Resolution Forest Maps Reveal World Loses 50 Soccer Fields of Trees Per Minute

    • forests
    • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
    • maps
    • monitoring
    • forests
    • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
    • maps
    • monitoring
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia
    Insights
    October 20, 2013

    “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
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia Malaysia Singapore
    Insights
    October 8, 2013

    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
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia
    Insights
    August 29, 2013

    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
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia Malaysia
    Insights
    July 22, 2013

    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