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pin-label&quot;,&quot;fill&quot;:&quot;#dd9933&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;x&quot;:0.2821070436316943,&quot;y&quot;:0.6171168138521033,&quot;level&quot;:&quot;ar20reg&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#dd9933&quot;},{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Indonesia&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;indospe&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&lt;div class=\\&quot;et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_10  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\\&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;et_pb_text_inner\\&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;NatureMap, an integrated global map of biodiversity, carbon storage, and other nature services, is now being applied in several countries, including\\u00a0&lt;strong&gt;Brazil, Indonesia,&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\u00a0and\\u00a0&lt;strong&gt;Mexico.&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\u00a0The work will contribute to decision making at the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Climate Change COPs taking place in China and the UK respectively.&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_11  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\\&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;et_pb_text_inner\\&quot;&gt;\\u00a0&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&quot;,&quot;pin&quot;:&quot;pin-pulse pin-label&quot;,&quot;fill&quot;:&quot;#dd9933&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;x&quot;:&quot;0.7575&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:&quot;0.5798&quot;,&quot;level&quot;:&quot;ar20reg&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#dd9933&quot;},{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Mexico&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;mexxxxxx&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&lt;div class=\\&quot;et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_10  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\\&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;et_pb_text_inner\\&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;NatureMap, an integrated global map of biodiversity, carbon storage, and other nature services, is now being applied in several countries, including\\u00a0&lt;strong&gt;Brazil, Indonesia,&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\u00a0and\\u00a0&lt;strong&gt;Mexico.&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\u00a0The work will contribute to decision making at the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Climate Change COPs taking place in China and the UK respectively.&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_11  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\\&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;et_pb_text_inner\\&quot;&gt;\\u00a0&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&quot;,&quot;pin&quot;:&quot;pin-pulse 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developed at IIASA.&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_16  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\\&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;et_pb_text_inner\\&quot;&gt;\\u00a0&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&quot;,&quot;pin&quot;:&quot;pin-pulse pin-label&quot;,&quot;fill&quot;:&quot;#dd9933&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;x&quot;:&quot;0.4822&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:&quot;0.2453&quot;,&quot;level&quot;:&quot;ar20reg&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#dd9933&quot;},{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Norway&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;nospecial&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&lt;div class=\\&quot;et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_16  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\\&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;et_pb_text_inner\\&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;IIASA researchers are assisting with the development of a National Forestry Accounting Plan and Forest Reference Levels 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