Spotlighting conflicts’ environmental impact with Global Forest Watch

Healthy societies protect forests. Human conflict harms them. <a href="https://www.globalforestwatch.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Global Forest Watch (GFW)</a> has released new data on<a href="https://www.globalforestwatch.org/map/?map=eyJkYXRhc2V0cyI6W3siZGF0YXNldCI6InBvbGl0aWNhbC1ib3VuZGFyaWVzIiwibGF5ZXJzIjpbImRpc3B1dGVkLXBvbGl0aWNhbC1ib3VuZGFyaWVzIiwicG9saXRpY2FsLWJvdW5kYXJpZXMiXSwib3BhY2l0eSI6MSwidmlzaWJpbGl0eSI6dHJ1ZX0seyJkYXRhc2V0IjoidHJlZS1jb3Zlci1sb3NzIiwibGF5ZXJzIjpbInRyZWUtY292ZXItbG9zcyJdLCJvcGFjaXR5IjoxLCJ2aXNpYmlsaXR5Ijp0cnVlfV19" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"> tree cover loss</a>, <a href="https://www.globalforestwatch.org/map/?map=eyJkYXRhc2V0cyI6W3siZGF0YXNldCI6ImVtZXJnaW5nLWhvdC1zcG90cyIsIm9wYWNpdHkiOjEsInZpc2liaWxpdHkiOnRydWUsImxheWVycyI6WyJlbWVyZ2luZy1ob3Qtc3BvdHMtMjAyMCJdfSx7ImRhdGFzZXQiOiJwb2xpdGljYWwtYm91bmRhcmllcyIsImxheWVycyI6WyJkaXNwdXRlZC1wb2xpdGljYWwtYm91bmRhcmllcyIsInBvbGl0aWNhbC1ib3VuZGFyaWVzIl0sIm9wYWNpdHkiOjEsInZpc2liaWxpdHkiOnRydWV9XX0%3D&mapMenu=eyJtZW51U2VjdGlvbiI6ImRhdGFzZXRzIiwiZGF0YXNldENhdGVnb3J5IjoiZm9yZXN0Q2hhbmdlIn0%3D" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">emerging forest loss hot spots</a>, loss due to fires, and updated data on widgets. This data aids decision-makers and the general public track, monitor, and comprehend how the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/29/conflict-war-deaths-global-peace-rise-casualty/?utm_campaign=wp_todays_worldview&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_todayworld" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">rise in global conflict</a> is depleting forests. The well-being of humans and forest ecosystems are closely intertwined. We depend on them for clean drinking water, medicine and the air we breathe. Conversely, one of the biggest obstacles to forest health is human lawlessness. Global conflict still is not properly addressed in global biodiversity frameworks, <a href="https://medium.com/vizzuality-blog/spotlighting-conflicts-environmental-impact-with-global-forest-watch-fc55ec82eaed">Visit Now</a>