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Revolutionary Google-backed system unlocks power of ‘big data’ to save forests

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World Resources Institute (WRI) today announced the release of a tool that promises to revolutionize forest monitoring.  The platform, called Global Forest Watch and developed over several years with more than 40 partners, draws from a rich array of “big data” related to the word’s forests and translates it into interactive maps and charts that reveal trends […]

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Indonesia rejects, delays 1.3m ha of concessions due to moratorium

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The Indonesian government has rejected nearly 932,000 hectares (2.3 million acres) of oil palm, timber, and logging concessions due to its moratorium on new permits across millions of hectares of peatlands and rainforests, reports Mongabay-Indonesia. According to data released by Indonesia’s new REDD+ Task Force and the Ministry of Forestry, permits for an additional 409,000 […]

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Peatland plantations drive steep GHG emissions in Indonesia’s Riau Province

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Versatile is the best way to describe the reddish brown fruit born from oil palm trees. Both the flesh and seed of the fruit is used in many applications including cooking, cosmetics, and biofuel. In addition, the fruit is composed of 50 percent oil, making it a highly efficient product that requires less land than […]

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Google forest data now available for download

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The data underlies the much-publicized global forest map released last year. Until now, users could browse the map to view historical forest cover loss and gain, but weren’t able to download the raw data.  The dataset includes tree canopy cover for 2000 and 2012, forest cover loss and gain for 2000-2012, and year of gross forest loss […]

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