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 the risks from deforestation go even wider. Trees absorb and store carbon dioxide. If forests are cleared, or even disturbed, they release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Forest loss ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mato Grosso saw the most forest clearing, up from 757 km2 in 2012 to 1,149 in 2013, an increase of 52 per cent. Only three states out of 10 in the Brazilian Amazon – Acre, Amapá and Tocantins – ...

More than half of the forest loss affected critical habitats for threatened species like orangutans, tigers and elephants, particularly in Borneo and Sumatra. Key industries driving deforestation ...