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Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve Mexico_Credit Rofael Saldana
Feb 26, 2025|Users In Action

A New Monitoring Challenge: Protecting Forests from Pests

GFW partner FOCEN is using a novel monitoring approach to tackle increasing forest pests in in Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve.

Chiapas, Mexico Cocoa Pods
Feb 10, 2025|Users In Action

Better Cocoa for the Planet: How ECOM is Reducing Deforestation in Their Supply Chain

Cocoa trader ECOM shows how companies can use data-driven resources reduce deforestation in their cocoa supply chains.

Natural forest layer on GFW
Jan 17, 2025|Data & Tools

New Data on Global Forest Watch Distinguishes Natural Forests from Other Tree Cover

New natural forest data on GFW reveals where the world’s natural forests are located and provides a baseline for monitoring loss within them.

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Nov 11, 2024|Forest Insights|8 minutes

How Rethinking ‘What Is a Forest’ Can Result in More Effective Conservation

How we define “what is a forest?” can have major implications for how forests — and more importantly, changes to forests — are measured.

overview of a river in Pantanal, Brazil
Apr 4, 2024|Forest Insights

Tropical Forest Loss Drops Steeply in Brazil and Colombia, but High Rates Persist Overall

Despite progress in some countries, the rate of tropical primary forest loss in 2023 remained persistent, according to new data from UMD on GFW.

Aerial footage of palm oil and the forest in Sentabai Village, West Kalimantan, 2017.
Apr 4, 2024|Data & Tools

Global Forest Watch’s 2023 Tree Cover Loss Data Explained

New data shows persistent primary forest loss in 2023. What does the data measure and how does it compare to other official estimates of deforestation?

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Jan 9, 2025|Forest Insights|5 minutes

4 Graphics Explain Los Angeles’ Rare and Devastating January Fires

Data on Global Forest Watch shows just how uncommon L.A.’s current fires are, and how fire trends are changing as the planet warms.

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Dec 19, 2024|Forest Insights

What can Tree Cover Gain Data Tell Us About Restoration? Perspectives from Brazil

This blog explores case studies in Brazil where we see tree cover gain, but that are not always restoration.

Tree cover gain 2000-2020 visualized on the GFW map
Dec 19, 2024|Data & Tools

Exploring Tree Cover Gain and Net Change on Global Forest Watch

Updated data on GFW provides a more detailed look at tree cover height, tree cover gain and net change in tree cover worldwide.