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Deforestattion • Forest • Deforestation Hotspot • Hotspot • Tree • Soy • Oil Palm • Palm Oil
The Places to Watch (PTW) initiative is an automated workflow to identify high-priority areas of deforestation alerts each quarter, based on the intersection of the integrated deforestation alerts with other datasets.
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Places to Watch is a system that leverages satellite data to pinpoint areas with potentially troubling recent deforestation. It identifies these areas by analyzing the concentration of deforestation alerts alongside the existence of intact or protected forests. The selected areas are then reviewed, analyzed, and shared with the public for awareness and action. There are three separate alert filtering approaches which result in the three PTW types in the legend: Mongabay reporting, Oil Palm, and Soy.
Spatial Resolution
10km x 10km
The World Resources Institute (WRI) is a global research organization focused on sustainable development and environmental protection. WRI works on issues like climate, energy, food, and forests helping governments and businesses make informed, sustainable choices.
Global Forest Watch is an online platform that provides data and tools for monitoring forests worldwide in near real-time. It helps governments, companies, and the public track deforestation, forest degradation, and land use change using satellite technology and open data. The platform is led by the World Resources Institute (WRI), which promotes transparency to support forest protection and climate action.
