Removing trees deprives the forest of portions of its canopy, which blocks the sun’s rays during the day and retains heat at ...

Despite missed 2025 goals, top firms show ending deforestation is achievable—protecting forests, biodiversity, and corporate bottom lines.

New satellite data documents the loss of vegetation in all types of ecosystems, not just tropical rainforests, around the world. The OPERA DIST-ALERT was developed by the makers of popular forest ...

Deforestation has reduced the plants and animals on which mosquitoes feed.

It’s true: afternoon coffee runs are getting more expensive. Deforestation in Brazil’s coffee-growing region has led to ...

After years of uneven progress, deforestation in Indonesia is poised to accelerate, owing to widespread logging, expanding ...

When a forest is lost to development, some effects are obvious. Stumps and mud puddles across the landscape, a plowed field or houses a year after that. But deforestation isn't just a loss of trees; ...

In the past decade, cloud-scale analytics tools have transformed the digital fight against deforestation. Instead of manual reviews of satellite images taking multiple months, land-use change can ...

The world is losing vast swaths of forests to agriculture, logging, mining and fires every year — more than 20 million acres in 2024 alone, roughly the size of South Carolina. That’s bad news because ...

The Belém Investor Statement on Rainforests has been endorsed by 33 investment firms that in aggregate manage over $3 trillion as of the 20 th of October: it’s open to signatories until November first ...