Global Deforestation
This section is intended to collect data on the current status of global deforestation. This is accomplished through the utilization of APIs, databases, news sources, MapBuilders, and academic journals.
Global forest loss map
Credits: University of Maryland, department of geographical sciences.
Results from time-series analysis of Landsat images characterizing forest extent and change.
Trees are defined as vegetation taller than 5m in height and are expressed as a percentage per output grid cell as ‘2000 Percent Tree Cover’. ‘Forest Cover Loss’ is defined as a stand-replacement disturbance, or a change from a forest to non-forest state, during the period 2000–2019. ‘Forest Cover Gain’ is defined as the inverse of loss, or a non-forest to forest change entirely within the period 2000–2012. ‘Forest Loss Year’ is a disaggregation of total ‘Forest Loss’ to annual time scales.
Reference 2000 and 2019 imagery are median observations from a set of quality assessment-passed growing season observations.
News List
Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management
Floods in Kenya killed at least 169 people between March and April 2024. The most catastrophic of these deaths occurred after a flash flood swept through a rural village killing 42 people. Death and destruction have also occurred in the capital, Nair... [5548 chars]
Deforestation in Indonesia spiked last year, but resources analyst sees better overall trend
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — From trees felled in protected national parks to massive swaths of jungle razed for palm oil and paper plantations, Indonesia had a 27% uptick in primary forest loss in 2023 from the previous year, according to a World Resou... [6107 chars]
Dirty laundry? Major clothing companies like Zara and H&M under scrutiny for allegedly fuelling deforestation in Brazil
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Venice's 60th Biennale opens on humanity and the fragile planet
Venice's 60th Biennale international art show has opened its doors, exploring humankind's relationship with the fragile planet, from Greenland's icecaps to deforestation in the Amazon.
The exhibition showcases artists from across the globe, including... [3358 chars]
Network of ‘ghost roads’ paves the way for levelling Asia-Pacific rainforests
A vast network of undocumented “ghost roads” is pushing into the world’s untouched rainforests and driving their destruction in the Asia-Pacific region, a new study has found.
By using Google Earth to map tropical forests on Borneo, Sumatra and New G... [2828 chars]
‘Coffee caused deforestation and habitat loss - it now faces climate challenges and needs sustainability’
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is professor of modern history at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. Conversing with, he outlines the past — and future — of coffee Jonathan Morris, author of ‘Coffee: A Glo... [6966 chars]
SIGMA LITHIUM INCREASES CONSERVATION PROGRAM AGAINST DEFORESTATION TO REACH RECORD AREA OF 7 KM2; RECEIVES LETTER FROM NASDAQ REGARDING DELAYED FORM 40-F; FILING EXPECTED BEFORE END OF APRIL
EXPANDING TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION PROGRAM 250KM AWAY
Sigma Lithium today announced an expansion in the Tropical Forest Conservation program, aimed to create a “Conservation Belt Against Deforestation” around the Medio Vale do Jequitinhonha by ac... [10287 chars]
Colombian Amazon deforestation surges as armed groups tighten grip
Deforestation in the Colombian Amazon is surging and could be at a historic peak as armed groups use the rainforest as a bargaining chip in peace negotiations with the government.
Preliminary data shows that deforestation in the region was 40% higher... [3995 chars]
Zara and H&M linked to deforestation, land grabbing and violence in 'fashion crimes' investigation
Top fashion brands Zara and H&M have been linked to illegal deforestation, land grabbing and violence in an area of Brazil 'plundered' to grow cotton.
It follows a year-long investigation by the NGO, Earthsight, in which they tracked 816,000 tonnes o... [3758 chars]