Rain forests that once grew over 14 percent of the land on Earth now cover only about 6 percent. And if current deforestation rates continue, these critical habitats could disappear from the ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Biodiversity loss has accelerated at an alarming rate in recent decades, driven largely by human activities such as clearing forests to grow crops or harvest timber.  While countries often degrade ...