The Latest Breaking News from Deforestation

Everything points to more, not less, tree clearance, as country’s fastest-growing region embraces intensive agriculture

In this edition we explore the issue of "cattle laundering" in Brazil. This practice involves transferring cattle from a farm whose meat cannot be exported, due to illegal deforestation on its land, to another "clean" farm that is not affected by these bans. This falsely labelled meat can then in…

The destruction of nature could be formall recognised as a crime under new proposals

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