Biodiversity loss has accelerated at an alarming rate in recent decades, driven largely by human activities such as clearing ...

By Maxwell Radwin One of South America’s largest ecosystems saw an increase in deforestation last year, with agriculture, ...

But many of the world’s forests are protected, not only for their natural beauty, but because they are key in addressing two other crises: biodiversity loss ... photos, and videos of ...

Drawing on a wealth of research, we’ve identified 11 "deforestation fronts" where the largest concentrations of forest loss or severe degradation are expected in the near future. Without action to ...

Despite a 2024 decrease in deforestation in the Amazon Basin, the tropics continue to lose forest cover at an alarming rate. “It is well known and widely accepted that forest loss threatens ...

The logging and conversion to palm oil plantations for "bio-fuel" energy has led to deforestation, a loss of biodiversity and cost the ... Wallace, standing near the coast, described "a magnificent ...

Indonesia’s deforestation is once again rising after several years of decline, with 2024 marking the highest rate since 2021.

It’s critical that deforestation is taken up at the highest level of government and that coordinated and targeted actions and partnerships are formed to address the global challenge to halt and ...

Greenpeace and WWF are calling on the world’s governments to show leadership and unite on efforts to halt forest loss by 2020. The details of a global mechanism to reduce emissions from deforestation ...