Humans destroyed forests for thousands of years — we can become the first generation that achieves a world in which forests expand
Why has humanity destroyed such vast forests? And how can we bring this to an end?
Latest:Our latest articles, updates and announcements
We just published our IPCC Climate Scenario Explorer
Explore the assumptions of global shared socioeconomic pathways used in IPCC scenarios.We just did our annual update of global electricity data
Explore how electricity sources changed across the world in 2021.War in Ukraine
Explore our data and resources which are relevant context for the war in Ukraine.At what age do people experience depression for the first time?
People are being diagnosed with depression at an earlier age than in the past because of increased openness to mental health disorders and improved diagnostic guidelines.Increasing agricultural productivity across Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the most important problems this century
Agricultural productivity across Sub-Saharan Africa needs to improve to reduce hunger, poverty, and the destruction of biodiversity.How could the war in Ukraine impact global food supplies?
Both Ukraine and Russia are some of the world’s largest food exporters. How could global food be impacted?Malaria: One of the leading causes of child deaths, but progress is possible and you can contribute to it
We do not have to live in a world where 1,320 children die from a preventable disease every day.The International Energy Agency publishes the detailed, global energy data we all need, but its funders force it behind paywalls. Let's ask them to change it.
For energy security and progress on climate change we need open data on energy. The funders of the IEA can make this happen.The future is vast – what does this mean for our own life?
If we manage to avoid a large catastrophe, we are living at the early beginnings of human history.We just published our new Migration Data Explorer
Explore global data on immigration, refugees and asylum seekers.Migration data: our sources and definitions
Where does our migration data come from? How are these metrics defined?New Data Explorer: Where do people migrate from and to?
Explore global migration data, country-by-country.Nuclear weapons: Why reducing the risk of nuclear war should be a key concern of our generation
The consequences of nuclear war would be devastating. Much more should – and can – be done to reduce the risk that humanity will ever fight such a warEmployment in agriculture: data sources and definitions
How do we produce long-term datasets on agricultural employment?Why randomized controlled trials matter and the procedures that strengthen them
Randomized controlled trials are a key tool to study cause and effect. Why do they matter and how do they work?CO₂ emissions dataset: our sources and methods
How do we construct our global data on CO₂ emissions?FAQs on the environmental impacts of food
Common questions on data on the environmental footprint of foodsWhat is childhood wasting?
Childhood wasting is an important indicator of malnutrition. What is it, and how is it measured?What is childhood stunting?
Stunting is an important marker of childhood malnutrition. But what is it, and how is it measured?What is undernourishment and how is it measured?
How do we measure the prevalence of hunger across the world?