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Apr 10, 2025|Forest Insights|10 minutes

Tree Cover Is Still Declining Overall in Latin America, but New Data Shows Where It’s Coming Back

New analysis from WRI and UMD shows that while Latin America lost more tree cover than it gained from 2015 to 2023, restoration progress is being made.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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Aug 13, 2024|Forest Insights|10 minutes

The Latest Data Confirms: Forest Fires Are Getting Worse

The latest data on forest fires confirms: Fires are becoming more widespread, burning nearly twice as much tree cover today as 20 years ago.