Crystal Davis

Director, Global Forest Watch

Bio

Crystal is the Director of Global Forest Watch, a powerful near-real-time forest monitoring system that unites technology and human networks to create never-before-possible transparency on what is happening in forests around the world. She works with companies, governments, and civil society organizations to use better information about forests to mobilize more effective, rights-based conservation and sustainable management.

Crystal previously worked on strengthening forest governance Brazil, Indonesia, and Cameroon with WRI’s Institutions and Governance Program. Prior to joining WRI, she worked in environmental consulting in Half Moon Bay, California.

Crystal holds a B.S. and M.S. in Earth Systems Science from Stanford University. Her research encompassed environmental governance in Uganda and conservation biology in the tropical rainforests of South America and Eastern Africa.

Blog Posts

INSIDER: Global Forest Watch and the Forest Resources Assessment, Explained in 5 Graphics
by Nancy Harris, Rachael Petersen, Crystal Davis and Octavia Payne - August 01, 2016
Today, we have more data about forests than ever before, but we still can’t seem to agree on where, when and why forests are changing around the world.

Even two prominent global data sources appear to disagree, at least on...
Linking Products to Places: The Initiatives Working to End Deforestation
by Crystal Davis - March 18, 2016
Companies, especially those with consumer-facing brands, have become increasingly concerned about the reputational, operational and legal risks posed by deforestation. So some are seeking out ways to root it out of their supply chains.
South Africa Hosts World Forestry Congress: 4 Big Opportunities for Progress
by Charles Victor Barber, Crystal Davis, Sean DeWitt and Nigel Sizer - September 03, 2015
More than 1,700 leaders will gather for the World Forestry Congress next week, the most prominent gathering for discussions about forest management. Will they use the opportunity to make progress?
New Technology Can Help Ensure that Protected Areas Stay Protected
by Crystal Davis, Rachael Petersen and Dave Thau - November 11, 2014
We live in a world with more than 177,000 protected areas in more than 150 countries. Patrolling these large areas to document and crack down on harmful and often illegal activities requires resources lacking in many countries.

So how can we ensure that this extensive network of protected areas actually stays protected?
9 Maps that Explain the World's Forests
by Crystal Davis and Dave Thau - February 20, 2014
With Global Forest Watch, everyone from business executives to policymakers to indigenous groups can find out what’s happening in forests around the world—and use this information to take action. Now that we have the ability to peer into forests around the globe, a number of telling stories are beginning to emerge.

Learn more about how you can make your own map, here.
WRI Comments on the Climate Investment Funds Results Frameworks
by Clifford Polycarp, Florence Daviet, Davida Wood, Smita Nakhooda, Crystal Davis and Margaret Spearman - November 12, 2010
WRI submitted comments to the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) Trust Fund Committees suggesting ways to improve the CIFs Results Frameworks.

Publications

Assessing Forest Governance
The Governance of Forests Initiative Indicator Framework
This publication presents a revised version of the Governance of Forests Initiative (GFI) Indicator Framework, a comprehensive menu of indicators that can be used to diagnose strengths and weaknesses in forest governance. It updates the...
by Crystal Davis, Lauren Williams, Sarah Lupberger and Florence Daviet - November 2013

publication
Topics: Forests, Governance
Geography: Brazil, Cameroon, Indonesia
Getting Ready
A Review of the World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility Readiness Preparation Proposals
This working paper provides regular updates of the Readiness Preparation Proposal (R-PPs) and National Programme Documents (NPDs) submitted by REDD+ Country Participants to the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) and to the United Nations’ Collaborative Programme on Reducing...
by Lauren Williams, Crystal Davis, Sarah Lupberger and Florence Daviet - March 2012

publication
Topics: Forests
Investing in Results
Enhancing Coordination for More Effective Interim REDD+ Financing
This working paper proposes several options for improved coordination of REDD+ financing at the national, bilateral and multilateral level. It identifies a need to balance improvements in coordination at the global level with the equal importance of promoting flexibility, learning, and country-...
by Crystal Davis and Florence Daviet - November 2010

publication
Topics: Forests
Governance of Forests Initiative Indicator Framework (Version 1)
by Crystal Davis, Florence Daviet, Smita Nakhooda, Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazonia (IMAZON) and Instituto Centro de Vida (ICV) - September 2009

publication
Topics: Forests, Governance
A Review of 25 Readiness Plan Idea Notes from the World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
The first step for developing countries to access financing under the Readiness Mechanism of the World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) is the development of a Readiness Plan Idea Note (R-PIN). This paper considers the extent to which R-PINs approved by the FCPF trust fund...
by Crystal Davis, Florence Daviet, Smita Nakhooda and Alice Thuault - February 2009

publication
Topics: Forests
Rattling Supply Chains
The Effect of Environmental Trends on Input Costs for the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Industry
This report develops a future scenario---named "Ecoflation"---in which policies and natural resource constraints force firms to add environmental costs to the costs of doing business. It estimates a 13-31 percent reduction in earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) by 2013 and 19-47...
by Andrew Aulisi, Amy Cassara, Crystal Davis, Ruth Nogueron, Jeff Rodgers, Amanda Sauer and James O'Keefe PhD, Chris Callieri, Daniel Mahler PhD, Jochen Hauff - November 2008

publication
Topics: Business

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Crystal Davis

INSIDER: Global Forest Watch and the Forest Resources Assessment, Explained in 5 Graphics

Linking Products to Places: The Initiatives Working to End Deforestation

South Africa Hosts World Forestry Congress: 4 Big Opportunities for Progress

New Technology Can Help Ensure that Protected Areas Stay Protected

9 Maps that Explain the World's Forests

WRI Comments on the Climate Investment Funds Results Frameworks

Assessing Forest Governance

The Governance of Forests Initiative Indicator Framework

Getting Ready

A Review of the World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility Readiness Preparation Proposals

Investing in Results

Enhancing Coordination for More Effective Interim REDD+ Financing

Governance of Forests Initiative Indicator Framework (Version 1)

A Review of 25 Readiness Plan Idea Notes from the World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility

Rattling Supply Chains

The Effect of Environmental Trends on Input Costs for the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Industry

Global Forest Watch preview at UN Forum on Forests (short version)

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