This Dateline story, uploaded December 31, 2008, features Julia Butterfly Hill. It documents her 14-month stay in a redwood tree, twenty stories high, to protect an old-growth Northern California

This Dateline story, uploaded December 31, 2008, features Julia Butterfly Hill. It documents her 14-month stay in a redwood tree, twenty stories high, to protect an old-growth Northern California forest.

Learn more about Julia at juliabutterfly.com.

Global Forest Watch (GFW) is a dynamic online system for monitoring forests and providing alerts, empowering people worldwide to

Global Forest Watch (GFW) is a dynamic online system for monitoring forests and providing alerts, empowering people worldwide to manage forests more effectively.

It integrates satellite technology, open data, and crowdsourcing to deliver timely, reliable information. This enables governments, businesses, and communities to take action and halt forest loss.

Created by the World Resources Institute with over 40 partners, including Google and the University of Maryland, GFW receives major funding from organizations like USAID and the Norwegian Climate and Forests Initiative. (Published Feb 20, 2014)

Sumatran orangutans are critically endangered and face extinction without urgent intervention. SOS is dedicated to reversing this crisis. Learn how to

Sumatran orangutans are critically endangered and face extinction without urgent intervention. SOS is dedicated to reversing this crisis. Learn how to help protect these Great Apes.

We achieve this by raising awareness, empowering local communities as rainforest guardians, restoring damaged habitats through tree planting, and campaigning against threats to wild orangutans. Your support helps us safeguard their forests and future. Please donate.

SOS was established in 1997 by the late Lucy Wisdom.

The Rocky Mountains supply water to over 60 million homes in the West. However, this vital watershed is endangered by the mountain pine beetle.

Scientists Reed Maxwell of Colorado School of

The Rocky Mountains supply water to over 60 million homes in the West. However, this vital watershed is endangered by the mountain pine beetle.

Scientists Reed Maxwell of Colorado School of Mines and John Stednick of Colorado State University are collaborating to study the insect's impact on regional water quantity and quality.

Domingo Peas, an Achuar community leader from Ecuador, stresses the critical need for humanity to respect the forest. He explains that the forest embodies the entire ecosystem and is a source of

Domingo Peas, an Achuar community leader from Ecuador, stresses the critical need for humanity to respect the forest. He explains that the forest embodies the entire ecosystem and is a source of power, sustained by ancestral energy. The Achuar fight to defend it, recognizing its importance for all humanity and future generations.

This interview was conducted in February 2013 by Barry Heidt of Sustainability Action Media, with assistance from EarthSayers.tv and Pachamama Alliance.

Hilario Saant, a community leader in Ecuador's Kapawi Achuar Territory, shares his firsthand account of oil extraction's devastating impact on his community and the forest.

This interview

Hilario Saant, a community leader in Ecuador's Kapawi Achuar Territory, shares his firsthand account of oil extraction's devastating impact on his community and the forest.

This interview was conducted in February 2013 by Barry Heidt of Sustainability Action Media, with support from EarthSayers.tv and the Pachamama Alliance. An English translation is currently underway.

The World Resources Institute and partners recently previewed Global Forest Watch 2.0 at the UN Forum on

The World Resources Institute and partners recently previewed Global Forest Watch 2.0 at the UN Forum on Forests 10 (UNFF) in Istanbul. This powerful new initiative aims to improve forest monitoring and management globally.

Speakers at the event included Zulkifli Hasan (Minister of Forestry, Indonesia), Kerri-Ann Jones (Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State), Wu Hongbo (Under-Secretary-General, United Nations), Naoko Ishii (CEO, Global Environment Facility), Tim Christophersen (Senior Program Officer, UNEP), and Nigel Sizer (Director, WRI).

Jeremy Irons and Sinead Cusack lent their voices to a cause against the sale of Irish public forests. This video captures Jeremy Irons reading at the Avondale Forest Walk on April 28,

Jeremy Irons and Sinead Cusack lent their voices to a cause against the sale of Irish public forests. This video captures Jeremy Irons reading at the Avondale Forest Walk on April 28, 2013.

Cathy Fitzgerald, Green Party Forest policy spokesperson, filmed this event. The Green Party's comprehensive 2012 Forest Policy advocates for continuous cover, permanent, non-clearfell forestry.

In Irish mythology, trees symbolize wealth. The Irish Government plans to sell over 1 million acres of public forests, managed by Coillte, to private investors. This vast area, equivalent to two

In Irish mythology, trees symbolize wealth. The Irish Government plans to sell over 1 million acres of public forests, managed by Coillte, to private investors. This vast area, equivalent to two counties, includes valuable native woodlands and vital refuges for Ireland's flora and fauna, which will be lost forever. Sign the petition here.

Swiss finance company Helvetia Wealth, owners of the International Forestry Fund (IFF) chaired by former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, has expressed interest, as has The China Investment Corporation.

The Surui Cultural Map showcases the Amazonian Surui tribe's vision of their forest, territory, and traditional history. Surui youth documented ancestral sites, including their 1969 first contact

The Surui Cultural Map showcases the Amazonian Surui tribe's vision of their forest, territory, and traditional history. Surui youth documented ancestral sites, including their 1969 first contact and 1970s battles with colonists, along with places of interest like jaguar sightings. To preserve their forest and livelihood, the Surui utilize Open Data Kit software on Android smartphones to measure carbon and monitor illegal logging, engaging with the Carbon Credit marketplace.

Google Earth Outreach provides nonprofits and public benefit organizations with resources to visualize their causes and share their stories with a global audience through Google Earth & Maps.