The Latest Breaking News from Deforestation

Coffee Companies must invest in areas with vulnerable landscapes to prevent loss in global coffee production

System not fit for carbon offsetting, puts Indigenous communities at risk and should be replaced with new approach, say researchers

Kozhikode district's Nipah outbreaks linked to similar localities; thick foliage, rivers, areca palms, proximity to forest, Janakikkadu eco-tourism sector, bats, deforestation, climate change, human habitations, fruit, areca nut, river banks, tree inhabited by bats. Questions raised: what is disturbing bats? Human intrusion into environment to blame? Need study to understand…

“This shows how an election can change the fate of the Amazon.”

The southern Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul and neighboring Santa Catarina are reeling after a devastating cyclone killed 27 people and displaced thousands.

In a bid to slow down deforestation in the Amazon, Brazil will provide financial support to municipalities that have reduced deforestation rates the most

Because of its growing impact on society, global warming has taken centre stage in the public debate. While most of us have not read the reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), heat waves, intensifying storms and the multiplication of extreme events remind us of the scale of…

REDD+ is the United Nations’ deforestation and forest degradation reduction program. It was established nearly 20 years ago and is still active in more than 65 countries.

Heat is just one of many stressors for the world’s beleaguered Amazon

Study finds 0.01% of leaves in tropical forests may exceed critical temperature threshold for photosynthesis. Modelling suggests forests can withstand up to 3.9°C increase before tipping point. Action needed to protect forests from climate change; ambitious mitigation goals & reduced deforestation can help.

From the Akbelen forest in Turkey to northern India to Brazil, rural women are standing up against the corporate chainsaw, says novelist Elif Shafak