WRI’s Global Forest Watch presented a deep dive into the latest annual tree cover loss data from the University of Maryland’s GLAD lab. This year’s event also spotlighted three pivotal themes shaping forest trends: national forest protection policies, fires as a growing threat, and mining. Experts from around the world discussed and explored why these are the critical "Stories to Watch" for forests in 2026.
Plus, we’ll provide a look at how tree cover loss data is being integrated into a new innovative, open, AI-powered system developed by WRI that combines peer-reviewed research from WRI and partners in a simple, chat-style interface to make land data more accessible and actionable.
This webinar was presented in English, with simultaneous interpretation into Bahasa Indonesian, French, Portuguese and Spanish.