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Documenting Land Rights in West Africa

Esri partner Thomson Reuters used GIS to help indigenous communities in Sierra Leone’s Upper Guinean rain forest map their land and property.

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If Our Forests Could Talk: New Maps Spotlight Forestry Concerns in Canada

When Conservation North saw a report of old-growth forest in British Columbia, the group knew an online map was needed to activate conservation.

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Smart Maps Help Maine Foresters Manage “Magic Forest”

Seven Islands Land Company makes use of real-time maps to guide operations and sustain ecosystems in the country’s largest conservation easement.

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Forest Watch

The Guyana Forestry Commission's mission is to prevent deforestation, which protects the rainforests. GIS technology helps achieve this goal.

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Dashboards Help Monitor and Abate Forest Loss in Guyana

By implementing new GIS technology, the South American country can track land-cover change more frequently and with greater accuracy.

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Stumping for GIS

Forestry professionals from all over the world converged on Redlands, California, for three days to see how fellow foresters use GIS...

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Urban Forest App Makes Cities Storm Ready

Texas A&M Forest Service and Esri partner Timmons Group developed a GIS mobile app to assess trees for trimming or other maintenance.

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Drones, Imagery Bring Precision Agriculture Concepts to Forestry

F&W Forestry Services uses drones in the field to monitor forest health and apply targeted treatments to yield the best timber harvest.

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Indigenous Knowledge, Captured on Maps, Aims to Protect Congo Basin Diversity

The Congo Basin Institutes tight alliance with the Baka people has yielded scientific discoveries and trained them to become conservationists.

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Immerse Yourself in the Diverse: Explore the Ecological Land Units of the World

Explore the Ecological Land Units of the World Familiarize yourself with the World Ecological Land Units Map and its data using...

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Eyes over the Amazon Unravel a Deforestation Mystery

Satellite imagery analysis helped watchdogs see what happened to 5,000 acres of rain forest. The same tech could keep supply chains transparent.

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Tribe Maps Where to Burn to Restore Northern California Forest to Balance

The Karuk Tribe maps their land to rebalance it, using maps to guide ecological restoration and eco-cultural revitalization.

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