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is key to fighting #ClimateChange. But how can we know if + where they’re growing? And how can we track progress toward global restoration goals? We’ve take some steps forward 
https://www.wri.org/blog/2020/07/trillion-trees-tracking-challenges
is key to fighting #ClimateChange. But how can we know if + where they’re growing? And how can we track progress toward global restoration goals? We’ve take some steps forward https://www.wri.org/blog/2020/07/trillion-trees-tracking-challenges
Companies and countries have made massive commitments to restore land + grow trees. That’s great! We have a good idea of how they can grow trees the right way: https://www.wri.org/blog/2020/02/want-grow-trees-consider-these-5-lessons
We need to track restoration progress to 1) hold growers accountable, 2) prove that restoration works, 3) shine the spotlight on local leaders. https://www.wri.org/blog/2020/07/trillion-trees-tracking-challenges
Keeping track of where + how land is regenerating shows stakeholders how their investments are paying off and gives evidence to communities that #restoration really works! https://www.wri.org/blog/2017/12/restoration-one-most-overlooked-opportunities-economic-growth
Tracking tree growth is tough: 1) It’s hard for satellites to see a tiny sapling in an empty field, 2) There is no consistent method across projects, 3) 3rd party verification is expensive. https://www.wri.org/blog/2020/07/trillion-trees-tracking-challenges
We’re building globally consistent datasets that paint a more accurate picture of tree cover gain both inside the forest and on farms and pasture. The goal? A Global Restoration Progress Index. https://www.wri.org/blog/2020/07/trillion-trees-tracking-challenges
In a prototype of this work for @NYDF_Tweets, we used satellite data to assess #forest change on all types of land and for the first time ever – change in tree density – in the Mekong! https://www.wri.org/blog/2019/10/deforestation-threatens-mekong-new-trees-are-growing-surprising-places
As funders flock to investing in tree-growing projects through platforms like #TerraMatch, they want to see and communicate about their impact. But no consistent approach that all project developers could use exists. https://www.wri.org/blog/2020/06/growing-trillion-trees-right-terramatch
We’re developing a new protocol that tree-growing projects can use to track their own progress over 15 years. Then, an independent tracker can verify those claims and report back. Here’s our timeline: https://www.wri.org/blog/2020/07/trillion-trees-tracking-challenges
At the project, landscape, and global levels, these new advances could help the restoration movement + tree growers track their progress accurately and independently. Join the conversation below! https://www.wri.org/blog/2020/07/trillion-trees-tracking-challenges
