FOREST ATLAS

Impact-driven data: WRI is at the forefront of using data, technology and AI to drive change. Our Global Forest Watch platform, launched in 2014, was the first open-access portal to track deforestation in near-real time using satellite data. It's allowed governments, Indigenous groups and others halt illegal deforesters in their tracks. As technology trends shift, we will redouble our use of AI and digital products to accelerate research and enable timely action... WRI's mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. As a world-class research organization, we are driven by our values of integrity, innovation, urgency, independence and respect... WRI works to improve people's lives, protect and restore nature, and stabilize the climate. As an independent research organization, we leverage our data, expertise and global reach to influence policy and catalyze..

Also known as: World Resources Institute

Primary location: Washington United States