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Exploring Threats to Coral Reefs with GIS Data Sets

By Katie Reytar and Witold Fraczek, Esri on January 19, 2012

This piece originally appeared in the Winter 2012 edition of Esri’s ArcUser Magazine. The full text, graphics, and GIS datasets are available here.

Forest and Landscape Restoration

Restoring functionality and productive capacity to forests and landscapes in order to provide food, fuel, and fiber, improve livelihoods, store carbon, improve adaptive capacity, conserve biodiversity, prevent erosion and improve water supply.

Forest Cover Loss to Development By County in the Southern United States (2001-2006)

November 1, 2011

This map identifies the hotspots where urban and suburban development are putting forests at risk in the southern United States.

CAIT’s Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data Now Available in Google Public Data Explorer

By Kevin Lustig on June 15, 2011

Last year, in an effort to make our climate data more accessible, WRI launched a pilot that paired estimates of U.S. state greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from our Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (CAIT) with the Google Public Data Explorer, a tool that visualizes large data sets with interactive charts and maps.

Restoring Forests: An Opportunity for Africa

By Nigel Sizer, Lars Laestadius, and Susan Minnemeyer on May 26, 2011

New research shows that Africa offers some of the greatest opportunities globally for restoring forests.

New Map Viewer Shows Development in the Forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo

By Susan Minnemeyer and Matt Steil on April 5, 2011

WRI and the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, and Tourism (MECNT) are pleased to announce the release of the interactive map viewer for the Forest Atlas of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

PRESS RELEASE: 75% of World’s Coral Reefs Currently Under Threat, New Analysis Finds

February 24, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C. & LONDON

“Reefs at Risk Revisited” report presents comprehensive analysis of threats to coral reefs

MEDIA ADVISORY: "Reefs at Risk Revisited" Launch at National Press Club, Wednesday, February 23, 2011

February 11, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Administrator, NOAA, and leading experts discuss “Reefs at Risk Revisited” report findings and solutions.

New Interactive Atlas Will Help Democratic Republic of Congo Manage Forests

By Scott Thompson on February 2, 2011

The government and people of the Democratic Republic of Congo can now track and monitor forests and logging concessions in the world’s second largest rain forest.

La République Démocratique du Congo: Proportion des permis miniers sous couvert forestier

January 18, 2011

Mining Permits in Forested Areas, Democratic Republic of Congo

La République Démocratique du Congo: Permis d’Exploitation et de Recherche minière, 2008

January 18, 2011

Mining Extraction and Research Permits, Democratic Republic of Congo

La République Démocratique du Congo: Classification des aires protégées

January 18, 2011

Classification of Protected Areas, Democratic Republic of Congo

La République Démocratique du Congo: Avancement de l’élaboration des plans d’aménagement

January 18, 2011

Status of Forest Management Plans, Democratic Republic of Congo

La République Démocratique du Congo: Titres forestiers jugés convertibles par société forestière et origine du capital

January 18, 2011

Forest Titles Judged Convertible By Forest Company and Capital Origin, Democratic Republic of Congo

La République Démocratique du Congo: Distribution de la production par titre forestier pour l’année 2008

January 18, 2011

Distribution of Production by Forest Title in 2008, Democratic Republic of Congo

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