At the 14th World Forestry Congress in Durban, South Africa, Global Forest Watch introduced new data and research, uniting tree cover loss data derived from satellite imagery and the latest statistics from FAO’s Forest Resources Assessment 2015, to reveal five critical trends shaping the future of forest landscapes.
A method for developing forest landscape restoration strategies by rapidly assessing the status of key success factors.
Find out more: http://www.wri.org/events/2016/04/webinar-restoration-diagnostic
A look at the main outcomes of the May 2016 climate negotiations in Bonn and and recommendations for advancing key elements of the Paris Agreement in the months ahead. Find out more at http://www.wri.org/events/2016/06/webinar-staying-track-paris-advancing-key-elements-paris
Global Forest Watch (GFW) Water, a global mapping tool and database that will be launched at the event, examines how forest loss, fires, unsustainable land use and other threats to natural infrastructure affect water security throughout the world.
The companion video "GFW Water Kalimantan Use Case" can be viewed at https://youtu.be/RMzQsSeAlqI (copy and paste this link into your browser window).
Sustainable Development Goal Target 12.3 calls for the world to cut per capita food waste in half by 2030. If met, this ambitious target will not only boost food security, but also improve livelihoods, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save land and water. In short, curbing food waste is both a goal in itself and a means of achieving other SDGs. Here's what we know about food loss and waste now.
The Turkana area of Kenya, one of the poorest in Africa, is undergoing major changes, primarily linked to the discovery of oil in the region. These maps start to uncover some of the potential impacts of these changes on people and the environment.
Of the 315 million rural people expected to gain access to electricity by 2040 in Africa, 140 million are projected to gain access through mini-grids.
Even though Tanzania has made strides in developing a supportive policy and regulatory environment for mini-grids, there remains much to be done in further sharpening some of these policies and regulations, scaling access to financing, building the capacity of local actors to engage and ensuring effective coordination between the government, private sector, development and donor organizations as well as civil society to scale up the sector and drive local development impacts.
The World Resources Institute, in partnership with the Tanzania Traditional Energy Development Organization (TaTEDO), has conducted research exploring the status of mini-grids in Tanzania. Lily Odarno of WRI, and Estomih Sawe and Maneno Katyega of TaTEDO presented this research during a webinar hosted by Clean Energy Solutions on May 31, 2016.
At the 14th World Forestry Congress in Durban, South Africa, Global Forest Watch introduced new data and research, uniting tree cover loss data derived from satellite imagery and the latest statistics from FAO’s Forest Resources Assessment 2015, to reveal five critical trends shaping the future of forest landscapes.
A method for developing forest landscape restoration strategies by rapidly assessing the status of key success factors.
Find out more: http://www.wri.org/events/2016/04/webinar-restoration-diagnostic
A look at the main outcomes of the May 2016 climate negotiations in Bonn and and recommendations for advancing key elements of the Paris Agreement in the months ahead. Find out more at http://www.wri.org/events/2016/06/webinar-staying-track-paris-advancing-key-elements-paris
Global Forest Watch (GFW) Water, a global mapping tool and database that will be launched at the event, examines how forest loss, fires, unsustainable land use and other threats to natural infrastructure affect water security throughout the world.
The companion video "GFW Water Kalimantan Use Case" can be viewed at https://youtu.be/RMzQsSeAlqI (copy and paste this link into your browser window).
Sustainable Development Goal Target 12.3 calls for the world to cut per capita food waste in half by 2030. If met, this ambitious target will not only boost food security, but also improve livelihoods, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save land and water. In short, curbing food waste is both a goal in itself and a means of achieving other SDGs. Here's what we know about food loss and waste now.
The Turkana area of Kenya, one of the poorest in Africa, is undergoing major changes, primarily linked to the discovery of oil in the region. These maps start to uncover some of the potential impacts of these changes on people and the environment.
Of the 315 million rural people expected to gain access to electricity by 2040 in Africa, 140 million are projected to gain access through mini-grids.
Even though Tanzania has made strides in developing a supportive policy and regulatory environment for mini-grids, there remains much to be done in further sharpening some of these policies and regulations, scaling access to financing, building the capacity of local actors to engage and ensuring effective coordination between the government, private sector, development and donor organizations as well as civil society to scale up the sector and drive local development impacts.
The World Resources Institute, in partnership with the Tanzania Traditional Energy Development Organization (TaTEDO), has conducted research exploring the status of mini-grids in Tanzania. Lily Odarno of WRI, and Estomih Sawe and Maneno Katyega of TaTEDO presented this research during a webinar hosted by Clean Energy Solutions on May 31, 2016.