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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

Why Private Forests Should Not Be Neglected

  • forest
  • indigenous people
Into the wild: Subayang River, which parts the Bukit Rimbang Bukit Baling Wildlife Sanctuary, has seen numerous conflicts of interests between forest administrators and local stakeholders. (The Jakarta Post/Tarko Sudiarno)
  • forest
  • indigenous people
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7 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2019

  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • adaptation
  • climate
  • climate agreement
  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • green economy
  • international climate policy
  • investment
A firefighter battles a fire along the Ronald Reagan Freeway, aka state Highway 118, in Simi Valley, Calif. Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP
  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • adaptation
  • climate
  • climate agreement
  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • green economy
  • international climate policy
  • investment

Places to Watch Third Edition: Five Indicated Illegal Logging Area in Indonesia

  • deforestation
  • pantaujejak
  • transparency
A stack of woods. Photo credit: Zuraidah Said/WRI Indonesia
  • deforestation
  • pantaujejak
  • transparency

The Vision of Social Forestry in South Sumatera

  • indigenous people
Presiden Joko Widodo menyerahkan sertifikat hak atas tanah kepada masyarakat di berbagai provinsi. Kredit foto: Sekretaris Kabinet RI
  • indigenous people

Quo Vadis Social Forestry

  • forest
  • indigenous people
Menteri Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan Siti Nurbaya memberikan sambutan dalam penyerahan SK Perhutanan Sosial di Taman Wisata Alam Punti Kayu, Palembang. Kredit foto: WRI Indonesia
  • forest
  • indigenous people
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12 Years to Exceed 1.5 Degree

  • climatewatchindonesia
  • climate
  • emisi
Strategi dan program pembangunan nasional dan daerah harus dirancang untuk mengurangi emisi secara efektif sambil meraih pertumbuhan ekonomi yang optimum. Foto oleh Gede Suhendra/Unsplash
  • climatewatchindonesia
  • climate
  • emisi
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By the Numbers: The Value of Tropical Forests in the Climate Change Equation

  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • emissions
  • forests
Community groups visit a site of tree clearing in Riau, Indonesia. Flickr/WRI
  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • emissions
  • forests

Places to Watch: 3 Forests Experiencing Rapid Clearing Right Now

  • agriculture
  • biodiversity
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • palm oil
  • agriculture
  • biodiversity
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • palm oil
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Making Food Production and Land Use More Sustainable Could Yield $2.3 Trillion in Economic Benefits

  • deforestation
  • degraded land
  • economic valuation
  • food
  • forest products
  • land rights
  • land tenure
  • landscape restoration
Harvesting oil palm in Indonesia. Photo by Aul Rah/Flickr
  • deforestation
  • degraded land
  • economic valuation
  • food
  • forest products
  • land rights
  • land tenure
  • landscape restoration

Technical Blog: Indonesia Tree Cover Loss and National Deforestation Data Explained

  • deforestation
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • deforestation
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
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A man canoeing in Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Flickr/Julien Harneis
  • climate change
  • forest
  • indigenous people
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When a Tree Falls, Is It Deforestation?

  • commoditites
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
Deforestation in Sarawak, Malaysia driven by palm oil. Flickr/Wakx
  • commoditites
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
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Aligning Ambitions: The Case for Including Restoration Targets in Climate Goals

  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • landscape restoration
Tree-planting in the Lake Abaya watershed of Southern Ethiopia (Photo by Aaron Minnick/WRI)
  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • landscape restoration

Indonesia's Deforestation Dropped 60 Percent in 2017, but There's More to Do

  • deforestasi
  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • hutan
  • lahan gambut
  • peatland
Fog over the forest in Kerinci-Seblat National Park. Flickr/Luke Macklin
  • deforestasi
  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • hutan
  • lahan gambut
  • peatland
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With Transportation Data, These Cities Became More Sustainable and Socially Inclusive

  • Cities & Transport
  • access to information
  • Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
  • transportation
Bus in Quito. Flickr/Malcolm K.
  • Cities & Transport
  • access to information
  • Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
  • transportation

Places to Watch First Edition: Five Indicated Illegal Logging Area in Indonesia

  • deforestation
  • forest
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • pantaujejak
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • pantaujejak

Long, winding road for indigenous rights

  • indigenous people
  • Indonesia
  • land rights
  • indigenous people
  • Indonesia
  • land rights

As Indigenous Groups Wait Decades for Land Titles, Companies Are Acquiring Their Territories

  • deforestation
  • forest
  • human rights
  • indigenous people
  • land rights
  • land tenure
  • natural resources
  • palm oil
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • human rights
  • indigenous people
  • land rights
  • land tenure
  • natural resources
  • palm oil