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Featured_Women Rangers of Damaran Baru_Credit HAkA
Oct 9, 2024|Users In Action

Women are Leading the Way to Protect Some of the World’s Most Important Forests

This blog spotlights stories of women leaders using GFW tools and data to protecting some of the world’s most important forests.

Serge Bondo OGF
Oct 7, 2024|Users In Action

Voices of Global Forest Watch: Serge Bondo Kayembe, Observatoire de la Gouvernance Forestière

As part of our Voices of Global Forest Watch series, learn about Serge Bondo Kayembe’s work with Observatoire de la Gouvernance Forestière.

Western lowland gorilla
Aug 5, 2024|Users In Action

Data is Helping Protect Threatened Forests and Biodiversity in Cameroon’s Mengamé Gorilla Sanctuary

Action for Sustainable Development is using GFW tools to respond to increasing deforestation in Cameroon’s Mengamé Gorilla Sanctuary.

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.

An aerial shot shows the contrast between forest and agricultural landscapes near Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
Jun 27, 2023|Forest Insights|13 minutes

Tropical Primary Forest Loss Worsened in 2022, Despite International Commitments to End Deforestation

Tropical primary forest loss was 10% higher in 2022 than in 2021 despite international commitments, according to new data on GFW.

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Apr 28, 2022|Forest Insights|11 minutes

Forest Loss Remained Stubbornly High in 2021

2021 tree cover loss data reveals that the tropics lost 11.1 million hectares of tree cover in 2021 — including 3.75 million hectares within tropical primary rainforests, equivalent to a rate of 10 football pitches a minute.