Deforestation is the permanent clearing and repurposing of previously forested land. Though there are a number of motivations behind deforestation, it’s generally carried out to repurpose the land for ...

Deforestation slowed worldwide last year, but the improvement is unlikely to last as the situation deteriorates in Central ...

Seven million hectares of forest — roughly the size of the Republic of Ireland — were permanently destroyed in 2025.

Worldwide destruction dropped 15 per cent, though impending super El Nino threatens 2030 targets Deforestation slowed ...

Researchers from iDiv, Leipzig University and Sun Yat-sen University in China have found that large-scale deforestation has a greater warming effect on the climate than previously thought. Their ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. As the world celebrates International Day of Forests on March ...

Twenty-five deforestation hotspots in the Amazon compromise the ecosystem services provided by the biome to local people, the South American countries and the world Deforestation and forest ...

The report shows that the practice of clear-cutting (removing all trees from a given area) in the Brazilian Amazon led to reduced crop yields, resulting in total economic losses of around $1bn between ...

New analysis reveals the true climate impact of Big Chocolate for the first time - and how the EUDR is already driving down deforestation-linked emissions The EU's new deforestation law appears to be ...

Deforestation in the Philippines is a systemic crisis conventionally framed as a forestry problem involving legal or illegal ...