GFW2.0 Presentation for FLA_May2013_1

Photo: Ollivier Girard/CIFOR

We now know more about forests.

↓80% deforestation rates

in Brazil

But we need to better…

Globally.

Photo: REUTERS / Nacho Doce

Forest data challenges

Not reliable

Not up-to-date

Dispersed

Expensive

Very technical

Not interactive

It is time for a new approach.

GATHER

ANALYZE

SHARE

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THE TILIA

FUND

BOBOLINK

FOUNDATION

NASA Ames

Research

Center

Just the beginning.

Photo: Netzanette

Stories from the ground

Translations

Photo: CIFOR

Government Business Community Civil Society

Applications

French

Guiana

Brazil

Brazil

Neighbors FORMA Alerts, 2006 -

2012:

South America

Analytics

Rank 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 % % % % %

1 Brazil 54.7 Brazil 39.7 Brazil 42.7 Brazil 30.0 Brazil 24.0 2 Indonesia 22.6 Indonesia 25.3 Indonesia 20.7 Indonesia 20.4 Indonesia 14.8 3

Malaysia 9.0 Malaysia 7.0 Myanmar 9.0 Vietnam 6.7

4

Myanmar 4.2 Paraguay 3.5 Malaysia 7.9 Malaysia 6.7 5

Bolivia 3.4 India 4.5 Laos 5.3

6

Peru 3.3 Myanmar 5.0 7

Nigeria 2.9 India 4.9

8

Peru 3.3 9

China 3.2

10

Colombia 2.6 11

Venezuela 2.5

FORMA Alerts, 2006 – 2012: Countries Accounting for 80%

Data download

GFW 2.0 beta site will be released in

summer for testing and feedback.

Email [email protected] for updates

Thank you