Global Forest Watch

Join GFW and WRI Africa on November 7 for a webinar to hear perspectives from Indigenous and local communities on how community-led forest management can strengthen forest conservation, protect land rights and contribute to livelihoods in the Congo Basin. The webinar will be held in French with simultaneous interpretation in English. 🗣 Français: https://gfw.global/40egJpb 🗣 English: https://gfw.global/3Uh81lZ

TOMORROW 📢 Join our webinar to learn from Indigenous and local communities how community-led forest management can strengthen forest conservation, protect land rights, and contribute to livelihoods in the Congo Basin. 🌳 https://bit.ly/40weAVR This webinar, hosted by WRI Africa and Global Forest Watch, will highlight the integration of geospatial tools like GFW with traditional ecological knowledge to document and highlight the efforts of Indigenous and local communities in sustainably managing their customary forestlands. The webinar will be held in French with simultaneous interpretation in English. 🗣🔉 Français: https://bit.ly/4efAEHv 🗣🔉 English: https://bit.ly/3YUxnJs

📅 Mark your calendars for our upcoming webinar! Forest guardians around the world are on the front lines of protecting forests and combating climate change. In this webinar, we’ll explore how deforestation alerts have become a vital tool for stopping illegal deforestation and hear success stories from Rainforest Foundation US, Organización Regional de AIDESEP-Ucayali (ORAU) and Forest Watcher Indonesia. Register in English ➡ https://gfw.global/3NPt9fH Registrarse en español ➡ https://gfw.global/4ejFR0S This webinar is the third in a series of virtual events celebrating Voices of Global Forest Watch, our 10th anniversary series. #GFW10 #deforestation #ForestGuardians #climatechange #alerts #protectforests #forests

Deforestation alerts on GFW are designed to alert users to the possibility of deforestation in near-real-time to help them respond quickly. The coverage of one type of alerts, #RADD, recently expanded to Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar. Join GFW’s expert-led #officehours to learn more and ask questions about the RADD alerts expansion in mainland Southeast Asia, in addition to an overview of the deforestation alerts. 📅 November 20 at 9 PM Eastern Time / November 21 at 9 AM Western Indonesia Time Register today to save your spot! https://gfw.global/4f4Kj4U #deforestation #Vietnam #Thailand #Cambodia #Myanmar #alerts #deforestationalerts #SoutheastAsia #RADDalerts

Do you have questions about GFW’s carbon data or the latest updates? Join GFW’s expert-led #officehours for an overview of the carbon data and information on how to access and analyze it using GFW’s platform and tools. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions, work through problems and share lessons learned. 📅 November 13 ⌚ 10-11 AM ET Save your spot and register today ➡ https://gfw.global/40oaGyl #carbon #climatechange #carbondata #greenhousegas #climate

Research shows that lands managed by #IndigenousPeople — both through legal title and informal, customary ownership — have lower deforestation rates than similar lands managed by other forest users🌴⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Our analysis of carbon emissions and removals finds that Indigenous forests in all nine Amazonian countries: 👉were net carbon sinks between 2001 and 2021 👉emitted an average of 120 million tonnes of CO2e per year 👉removed 460 million tonnes CO2/year, making them a net sink of 340 million tonnes of CO2e/year. However, the relative magnitudes of emissions and removals — known as carbon fluxes — varied greatly between countries.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Learn more: https://bit.ly/3zYJTxN ⁣⁣ #indigenous #carbonemissions #sustainable #heritage #climate #globalwarming #pollution #environment #sustainableimpact #community #climatechange #forest #sustainability #deforestation #carbonsink #carbonflux #nature #forests #trees

Drivers of mining vary by geography⛏️ 20% of global coal-related #TreeCoverLoss happened in the U.S. between 2001 and 2019. Restoring these areas to the endemic mature red spruce forests of the past can take at least 50 years.  More from Global Forest Watch: https://bit.ly/48fRuoc

Crystal Davis, Global Director of WRI's Food, Land & Water Program recaps last week of #COP16Colombia🌱⬇️ More COP16 resources▶️ https://bit.ly/3YjzIfc

Wendy Pineda Ortiz from Rainforest Foundation US shares how Indigenous women are coaching and teaching other women how to use Global Forest Watch. 💪🌴 As more women are emerging as leaders in forest conservation, they are inspiring other women to take part in forest management and protection, and incorporate tools and technology into their work. Learn more from Wendy ➡ https://gfw.global/3BTC8Kg Read more stories from women leading the way to protect some of the world's most important forests ➡ https://gfw.global/4h0GTl1 #womensday #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #climateaction #forests #protectforests #equity #COP16Colombia World Resources Institute #GFW10 #COP16Cali

Impacts to forests from #mining can be seen around the globe⛏️🌳 We analyzed #TreeCoverLoss data from the University of Maryland and a combination of studies on global mining extent and found that mining has increasingly pushed into #forests around the world — especially tropical primary rainforests and protected areas. From 2001 to 2020, the world lost nearly 1.4 million hectares of trees from mining and related activities, an area of land roughly the size of Montenegro. Global Forest Watch shares the impacts▶️ https://bit.ly/3BTjmTj