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Home 2018 February 16

Near real-time monitoring of forest change with Global Forest Watch

  • February 16, 2018
Network, NGO, Timber tracking
Global Forest Watch (GFW) is an online platform that provides data and tools for monitoring forests. With the help of satellite technology, GFW provides near real-time information about where in most importantly how forests are being altered around the globe. Global Forest Watch includes profiles of around 170 countries, small […]
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