Mongabay: 91% of Brazilian Amazon deforestation last year was illegal, report finds
Nearly all deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon in the past year was illegal, a new report finds. Between August 2023 and July 2024, 91% of forest clearing in the Amazon lacked authorization, ...
Reuters: How AI can help the food sector to meet new deforestation rules
Industry Insight from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters. Agriculture a major driver of deforestation, linked to 70-80% of forest loss New EU deforestation regulations affect ...
How AI can help the food sector to meet new deforestation rules
Maize, rice and cassava drive more deforestation than major export-oriented crops like cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This has been shown by researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, in ...
New satellite data show that deforestation in Indonesia surged in 2025, up 66% from the previous year, marking a sharp reversal after several years of decline. The implications extend beyond forest ...
News Medical: Deforestation drives a surge in malaria cases in the Amazon
In a recent study published in the journal PNAS, researchers used advanced modeling techniques to examine the links between deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon and the transmission of malaria. Their ...
Deforestation reduces shade and rainfall while increasing the risk of wildfires, all driving up temperatures. Deforestation could be responsible for over one-third of the warming experienced by people in the affected regions, which the authors say highlights the importance of protecting tropical forests.
Deforestation is the clearing of forested land with the purpose of converting it for use in another way, such as agriculture, mining or raising livestock. Earth has lost more than 1 billion acres of forest to deforestation since 1990. Here’s a round-up of key facts and impacts related to deforestation.