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GFW Webinar - Mobilizing Impact
Stephanie Tan Stephanie Tan

GFW Webinar - Mobilizing Impact

In a webinar on “Mobilizing Impact: How GFW Drives Innovation and Collaboration to Combat Deforestation”, held on August 8, the Forest Data Partnership presented how it is leveraging open source data with new solutions that support deforestation assessment and regulatory compliance.

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Navigating Data Challenges and Compliance for Deforestation-Free Supply Chains
Stephanie Tan Stephanie Tan

Navigating Data Challenges and Compliance for Deforestation-Free Supply Chains

While the quantity and quality of data available on land use and land cover have increased rapidly, this has also introduced complex challenges for the supply chain actors who use this data. Here, we identify the most pressing challenges, along with the opportunities to improve coordination and scale current efforts.

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Supporting EUDR compliance with Whisp
Stephanie Tan Stephanie Tan

Supporting EUDR compliance with Whisp

The Forest Data Partnership and the AIM4Forests Programme have developed an innovative solution called Whisp to implement the convergence of evidence approach, bringing together multiple data sets to capture nuanced information on a specific plot of land.

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Partnering with the Government of Ghana
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Partnering with the Government of Ghana

At the recent World Climate Action Summit at COP28, the Forest Data Partnership was announced as one of the partners of the Government of Ghana for its “Resilient Ghana” plan, which aims to advance both sustainable development and nature-positive action.

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New Report: Traceability and Transparency in Supply Chains
Stephanie Tan Stephanie Tan

New Report: Traceability and Transparency in Supply Chains

Traceability and transparency in supply chains are necessary to understand the impact of commodities on forests. This report discusses success factors and enabling conditions to improve resource use and reduce forest loss, providing an updated evidence base to inform and advance collaborative discussions and actions on traceability and transparency.

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Data Wars: Can We Unlock the Power of Private Data for Public Good?
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Data Wars: Can We Unlock the Power of Private Data for Public Good?

The plan to end deforestation and advance restoration is built on data and yet, no one can agree on what is the ‘right’ data to use. As the landscape of forest monitoring data becomes more fragmented and complex, is it possible to equitably build a single picture of the world’s forests and land use?

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Ending Deforestation: Shared Data and Accountability 
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Ending Deforestation: Shared Data and Accountability 

Roughly 60 participants from civil society gathered for an online forum and contributed to a rich and productive dialogue about how we can build a shared data ecosystem that can help accelerate progress toward sustainable supply chains.

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Getting to Zero-Deforestation by 2030
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Getting to Zero-Deforestation by 2030

This event at COP27 brought together private, public, and civil society sectors to explore solutions to commodity-driven deforestation.

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