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We study and measure the critical role intact forests play to help the international community meet its global climate, conservation and sustainable development targets through action on the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1624284279582-RJE6QJGAI445VJ4NA6VL/FFL+horizontal+logo_small.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1594233165498-TURLWIM3GZZJ3PGK33K7/Indigenous+people.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1594233183210-HJZ7XY55WLVREO7REPO3/biodiversity.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1594233179637-72LLVD3UVAZXEIBNV94M/climate+resilience.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1594233175463-35HV0CHZAFGNDIDJM3D2/carbon+sink.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1611846345313-3QH2G8E0477E41S0MEQ8/emissions+FFL+website.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1611846348446-YPWIZPZ9JDMHRHD1JWKQ/eocsystem+function+FFL+website.jpg Home https://www.forests-for-life.org/resources daily 0.75 2023-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1630423500125-NF6MH2H17EO9NHZ01UOZ/Conservation%2526WCSinPNG.jpg Resources - Securing the climate benefits of stable forests Funk et al. 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1630424132222-2LPSSLHZGF0NOKHQR49O/Screen-Shot-2020-12-09-at-11.12.35-PM.jpg Resources - Only 40% of world’s forests have high ecological integrity, a new index reveals Mongabay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/4c8b9ffe-9704-43b9-85bf-f4293be182bc/Screen+Shot+2022-07-20+at+10.30.54+AM.png Resources - Make it stand out Financing models for high integrity forests Forests with high ecological integrity are an indispensable nature-based solution to the climate and biodiversity crises, yet they continue to decline rapidly, and are often ineligible for carbon and market finance. At the Oslo Tropical Forest Forum, WCS hosted a session to advance common understanding of effective actions and incentives for conserving forests with high integrity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/231cd49d-1012-4dd0-af74-cd3f563756a4/The+crucial+importance+of+conserving+intact+forests.jpg Resources - The crucial importance of conserving intact forests UN-REDD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1630424073909-6JKPAE93IIMP0P2ZMXOQ/webimage-4EDC0685-9D2A-4A0D-A51F0FA6FBB89AE0.jpg Resources - In the Fight Against Climate Change, Not All Forests Are Equal NY Times https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1630424156067-IWHE9B79Y6AZVC8GG6ZN/Cristian+Samper_7072_Kipunji+Nkuka+Forest+Camp_TZA_03+15+14.jpg Resources - The thinning fabric of the Earth’s forest cover Tom Evans (WCS) for Mongabay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/e06c35ad-0704-418b-9d33-026441ef0ac7/Screen+Shot+2023-06-27+at+1.31.24+PM.jpg Resources - Priorities for embedding ecological integrity in climate adaptation policy and practice Elsen et al., One Earth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1630423326459-HF7NVPWZQX2BNPWGB7R2/Julie+Larsen+Maher_4593_Local+People_KEN_03+06+14+%282%29.jpg Resources - Importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes Fa et al. 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/e0adec4b-a1e0-40da-a1a6-d5590567c024/28259657412_4495c3115b_k.jpg Resources - The World’s Last Intact Forests are Becoming Increasingly Fragmented WRI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1634586128072-YFOURB0ZK15F7FUVKPZS/Screen+Shot+2021-10-18+at+3.41.29+PM.png Resources - New framework identifies climate change “refugia” in boreal forest Diana Stralberg, Hilary Cooke and Fiona Schmiegelow for Canadian Geographic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1630423312110-KS8DE84P57MCI2Y4269O/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-01-05%2Bat%2B4.44.21%2BPM.jpg Resources - Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity Grantham et al. 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1635377655694-UVK50C069SN0TGNUM5KL/Peru-regnskog-1.jpg Resources - Only a third of the tropical rainforest remains intact Only a third of the tropical rainforest remains intact Rainforest Foundation Norway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/041e4ab0-aba0-4934-b759-2d506077c994/peatland.jpg Resources - Protecting Northern Peatlands: A vital cost-effective approach to curbing Canada’s climate impact Smart Prosperity Institute https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1630423705935-XU3HRVV4TAHJBXWO8VAR/dnnimagehandler+%281%29.jpeg Resources - The Emerging Threat of Extractives Sector to Intact Forest Landscapes Grantham et al. 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1635377220660-4WBDQKIKO06FV9J1CLYA/pexels-alleksana-4239623.jpg Resources - Editorial: Intact Forests Evans et al. 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1630423346628-0V9WHA8RP2K51T18D717/webimage-F9087873-0D14-4AA4-8A86367E13B8E0D9.jpg Resources - Degradation and forgone removals increase the carbon impact of intact forest loss by 626% Maxwell et al. 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/77f2b187-a94f-464d-beb7-866901a7c5ce/21eb6fec-ff92-4619-b44f-5c08608db034.jpg Resources - Northern Peatlands in Canada WCS Story Map https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1635378504207-69YVX7NKGGX8EEI8L1LJ/Nahua-menn_211019_165205.jpg Resources - Unleashing the potential in Indigenous forest management Rainforest Foundation Norway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1630423545675-FZ3VTBB31UBBH481505S/image-asset.jpeg Resources - The exceptional value of intact forest ecosystems Watson et al. 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1634581750689-KPP0CQN3ODYOTPG904MP/Screen+Shot+2021-10-18+at+2.28.07+PM.png Resources - Greta and Mesoamerica’s Five Great Forests Jeremy Radachowsky and Chris Jordan for Mongabay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1634581410382-BUD0KS0QB1DPXF75YGR6/webimage-72B30F7A-7FCA-44D2-AC88DDE897833C95.jpg Resources - Climate emissions from tropical forest damage 'underestimated by a factor of six' The Guardian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1634585284617-JEL2CU5XTARIYH0VW8JB/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-10-18%2Bat%2B3.27.06%2BPM.jpg Resources - The sink and the safeguard: Benefits of protecting and restoring intact forests for people and planet The sink and the safeguard: Benefits of protecting and restoring intact forests for people and planet Lauren Oakes (WCS) for Mongabay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1635378395041-NL6LRRM57CCW7LVU2QHG/35539660523_fcfa7d7a1d_o.jpg Resources - Forests Absorb Twice As Much Carbon As They Emit Each Year WRI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1630424175385-OH0SLHXK32A9XI08D617/Cristian+Samper_7015_Nkuka+Forest+Camp_TZA_03+15+14.jpg Resources - Intact forests – securing a bounty the world cannot afford to lose Tom Evans (WCS) and Rod Taylor (WRI) for the Environmental Funders Network https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1634586586119-CQLKF6UJB7ZRCVHQUFWR/ring_of_fire_012.jpeg Resources - Hasty development of Ontario’s Ring of Fire could have devastating impacts Justina Ray for the Toronto Star https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/a9af844d-464c-455a-8c58-f4c67318f823/1086630587-huge.jpg Resources - Why Preserving Forest Integrity Is As Vital As Preventing Deforestation World Resources Insititute https://www.forests-for-life.org/about-us daily 0.75 2021-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1624284409086-C1IBCUX9N1IJG1XF9VZ6/FFL+horizontal+logo_small.png Intact Forests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1593634930913-84YIVCBLR6F6J88W0J2O/Julie+Larsen+Maher_9935_Chimpanzee+in+wild_UGA_06+26+10.jpg Intact Forests - What are ‘intact forests’? Intact forests are forests free of significant human-caused degradation. Degradation has many causes, including fragmentation, logging, overhunting, and changes in the pattern of natural processes like floods and fires. The ecological integrity of these forests makes them indispensable for climate mitigation, enhancing resilience, reducing risk of natural disasters, and safeguarding biodiversity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1594235249360-4ST6MXQIUHV6J0GOX2OE/local+people.jpg Intact Forests - People must be part of the solution. Engaging with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities is a cornerstone of intact forest conservation. This must be founded in a respect for human rights but goes far beyond that, because these communities are often active defenders of the forest, and their vast knowledge about the forests where they live is key to saving them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1594223821574-38EH9F4IT1G7AY0H4CZK/bairds+tapir.jpg Intact Forests - We need all forests. Forests of all kinds are essential in addressing the twin crises of climate change and mass extinction. We need to do more to protect intact forests and small endangered forest fragments, as well as restore degraded forests. Forests that are not intact, especially smaller primary forest areas, are still very environmentally valuable and form critical refuges for highly threatened species. https://www.forests-for-life.org/contact-us daily 0.75 2021-10-11 https://www.forests-for-life.org/news daily 0.75 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1635781181864-981INUQWRL3F6MCMR53J/%25C2%25A9%2BPimachiowin%2BAki%2B_%2BHidehiro%2BOtake.jpg News - Climate Benefits of Iconic Protected Forests Are Under Threat October 27. 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1635378628948-CHVA11Y5AIMQT9YA3IKW/Nahua-menn_211019_165205.jpg News - Unleashing the potential in Indigenous forest management October 19, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1633965093709-93AQUZRMD6GD68WJXPN3/dnnimagehandler+%283%29.png News - CARBON BOMB: Study in Journal Science Advances Says Climate Impact from Loss of Intact Tropical Forests Grossly Underreported October 30, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1633963412152-EIHU7G8GJSCXDNUA110V/Jaguar_Jayro+Bardales+%283%29.jpg News - Critical New Initiative to Protect Mesoamerica’s Five Great Forests Launches During UN Climate Summit September 22, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1633964484346-YC7HDU65OBFHX6NZKP6J/dnnimagehandler+%281%29.png News - New Forest Landscape Integrity Index Reveals that Only 40 Percent of World’s Forests Have High Integrity December 8, 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1633964503150-XOFY288CXVTJ9P40F2OM/dnnimagehandler+%282%29.png News - Nearly 20 Percent of Globally Important Intact Forest Landscapes Overlap with Concessions for Extractive Industries July 16, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1633963702699-EUMT7FQMSXY9RC5UXRIX/edit-FC327C24-B69F-4802-A29B627C18381A18.jpeg News - Mesoamerica Commits to Protect its Five Great Forests as Part of Region’s Climate Action Plan During UN Conference in Madrid December 12, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1635376450399-X9HZ7KNHPVUEPJXVDX9C/A_Renewed_Call_to_Action-1024x576.png News - Updated forest goals launched in a renewed call to action October 13, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/391e1bb2-cc40-493b-9b26-1364da2cb096/pexels-zhang-kaiyv-1083515.jpg News - COMMENT: Statement on the credibility of HFLD credits in global carbon markets May 26, 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1633963612576-S0BYUSXVNVEULGBMKZ95/dnnimagehandler.png News - Forests for Life: New Global Partnership Targets Planet’s Great Forests for Urgent Protection September 25, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1635378236194-RDDRZVY8BJGCBX44BIYV/35539660523_fcfa7d7a1d_o.jpg News - Forests Absorb Twice As Much Carbon As They Emit Each Year January 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/ed58cab4-e155-4917-9103-4d9097e6e30e/tienko-dima-uYoVf9I6ANI-unsplash.jpg News - Forests for Life Statement in Support of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) June 23, 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1635378101373-OOCHCSP6WGA9WKUA28AK/Peru-regnskog-1.jpg News - Only a third of the tropical rainforest remains intact September 3, 2021 https://www.forests-for-life.org/climate-finance-solutions daily 0.75 2021-10-27 https://www.forests-for-life.org/what-we-do daily 0.75 2021-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee91c668d1ed029fc404ea0/1624284409086-C1IBCUX9N1IJG1XF9VZ6/FFL+horizontal+logo_small.png What We Do - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.