Deforestation is the removal or destruction ... Milder winters and extended warm seasons due to global warming also fuel ...

Biodiversity loss has accelerated at an alarming rate in recent decades, driven largely by human activities such as clearing ...

BOGOTA, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Deforestation in Colombia in 2024 is expected to have reached a higher level than during the previous year but is still forecast to be among the lowest levels in more ...

Australia and Brazil, for example, are alleging that Brussels ... definition of what “derived products” apply to the deforestation law, and where – exactly, down to the specific geolocation ...

The global conversation around deforestation has evolved significantly over the last decade. In the past, efforts to minimise forest loss centred around public pressure and emotional appeals to ...

Deforestation is a major man-made source of greenhouse gas emissions, and is especially significant in countries with large tropical forests, including Brazil and Indonesia as well as countries in ...

Specifically, interventions should aim to reduce the demand for deforestation, while providing welfare benefits, for example by increasing agricultural yields on existing cultivated lands ...

Indonesia’s deforestation increased in 2024 to its highest level since 2021, with forest area four times the size of Jakarta lost; 97% of this occurred within legal concessions, highlighting a ...

So what can we do to help? On a global scale, governments can introduce regulations that slow down and eventually stop deforestation. For example, Costa Rica has introduced a ‘no deforestation ...