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    Indonesia
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    May 13, 2015

    Extending Indonesia’s Forest Moratorium Is a Win for Business

    • biodiversity
    • business
    • deforestation
    • economy
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    A young orangutan in central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo by Terry Sunderland/CIFOR
    • biodiversity
    • business
    • deforestation
    • economy
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia
    Insights
    May 11, 2015

    Protecting Indonesia's Forests Is a Key Issue for Paris Climate Talks

    • Climate
    • climate
    • deforestation
    • forest
    • Indonesia
    Oil palm plantation near Bengkulu, Sumatra. Photo by James Anderson/World Resources Institute.
    • Climate
    • climate
    • deforestation
    • forest
    • Indonesia
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia
    Insights
    October 6, 2014

    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
    • Climate
    • climate
    • climate change
    • climate data
    • deforestation
    • forest restoration
    • forests
    • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
    • maps
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia
    Insights
    September 18, 2014

    Fires Spread Across Indonesia as Parliament Approves Haze Treaty

    • air quality
    • emissions
    • fire
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • palm oil
    • pollution
    • timber
    Forest fires in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo credit: Billy Gabriel/Flickr
    • air quality
    • emissions
    • fire
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • palm oil
    • pollution
    • timber
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia
    Insights
    September 4, 2014

    8 Percent of World's Remaining Pristine Forests Degraded Since 2000

    • agriculture
    • deforestation
    • forests
    Forest fragmentation is caused by the expansion of logging, mining and development activities. Photo credit: Angela Sevin, Flickr
    • agriculture
    • deforestation
    • forests
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia Southeast Asia
    Insights
    July 23, 2014

    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
    • Indonesia forest fires
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia
    Insights
    June 30, 2014

    New Study Shows Indonesia Losing Primary Forest at Unprecedented Rates

    • Climate
    • deforestation
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    Indonesia lost more than 6 million hectares of primary forest from 2000 to 2012. Photo credit: Rainforest Action Network, Flickr
    • Climate
    • deforestation
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia
    Insights
    June 24, 2014

    Indonesia Fires Flare: A Foreboding Start to Dry Season in Riau

    • fire
    • forests
    • governance
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • palm oil
    Putting out fires in Riau, March 2014. Photo credit: Julius Lawalata/WRI.
    • fire
    • forests
    • governance
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • palm oil
    Food, Land, and Water
    Insights
    June 5, 2014

    New Palm Oil Production Maps Mark a Milestone in Transparency

    • deforestation
    • forests
    • maps
    • palm oil
    • transparency
    Most palm oil comes from Indonesia and Malaysia. Photo credit: Achmad Rabin Taim/Wikimedia Commons
    • deforestation
    • forests
    • maps
    • palm oil
    • transparency
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia
    Insights
    May 1, 2014

    4 Ways GIS Mapping Can Empower Forest Communities in Indonesia

    • deforestation
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    Our trainings in Indonesia revealed four clear benefits of GIS mapping. Photo Credit: WRI
    • deforestation
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    Food, Land, and Water
    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
    Indonesia
    Insights
    March 17, 2014

    Struggles in East Kalimantan Underscore Need for Better Access to Environmental Information

    • Access Initiative
    • access to information
    • access to justice
    • Indonesia
    More than 70 percent of Samarinda's land is allocated to mining concessions. Photo credit: CIFOR/Flickr
    • Access Initiative
    • access to information
    • access to justice
    • Indonesia
    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
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    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