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Conserving what's left, renewal, growing new ones, and hearing from the many peoples facing loss of their communities due to the mismanagement and exploitation of forests this special collection gets its start with the launch of the Global Forest Watch (GFW)

GFW is a project where the World Resource Institute brought together fourteen major sponsors, including Rebecca Moore of Google Earth who pioneered the use of mapping to protect our lands and people, enables our citizens to participate in and benefit from an "open data approach in putting decision-relevant information in the hands of governments, companies, NGOs, and the public." 

Related special collection on Earthsayers.tv is Biodiversity, Rights of Mother Earth, and the sustainability champion, Julia Butterfly.

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Global Forest Watch 2.0 preview at UN Forum on Forests

(short version) The World Resources Institute and partners recently previewed Global Forest Watch 2.0, a powerful new forest monitoring and management initiative, at a side event at the United Nations Forum on Forests 10 (UNFF) in Istanbul. Speakers included:

Zulkifli Hasan: Minister of Forestry, Indonesia
Kerri-Ann Jones: Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Wu Hongbo: Under-Secretary-General, United Nations
Naoko Ishii: CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility
Tim Christophersen: Senior Program Officer, Forests and Climate Change, UNEP
Nigel Sizer: Director, Global Forests Initiative, World Resources Institute

EarthSayer Nigel Sizer

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