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
Soy Trade Turmoil: Amazon Rainforest Conservation in Jeopardy
In a significant environmental setback, major soybean traders are contemplating withdrawing from the Amazon Soy Moratorium, a crucial conservation agreement that has preserved millions of acres of rainforest. The potential departure is driven by a ne... [863 chars]
Exclusive: Soy trading firms to abandon Amazon protection pact in Brazil
SAO PAULO, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Some of the world's largest soybean traders are preparing to break their agreement to curb deforestation of the Amazon rainforest to preserve tax benefits in Brazil's top farm state, two people with direct knowledge of t... [5677 chars]
Soy trading firms to abandon Amazon protection pact in Brazil
SAO PAULO, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Some of the world's largest soybean traders are preparing to break their agreement to curb deforestation of the Amazon rainforest to preserve tax benefits in Brazil's top farm state, two people with direct knowledge of t... [5876 chars]
Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first
Stingless bees from the Amazon have become the first insects to be granted legal rights anywhere in the world, in a breakthrough supporters hope will be a catalyst for similar moves to protect bees elsewhere.
It means that across a broad swathe of th... [7778 chars]
Why Are India's Aravalli Hills Suddenly Trending Again? What Is 'Whitewash Deforestation' That Social Media Influencers Are Complaining About?
Several influencers and digital creators have recently raised serious allegations about a coordinated paid campaign aimed at reshaping public opinion on the controversial mining and deforestation of the Aravalli hills. According to these creators, th... [2884 chars]
Cattle tagging is key to slowing deforestation in the Brazilian state of Para
Maria Gorete, who just began ranching three years ago, is doing something new with her 76 head of cattle in the Brazilian countryside near the town of Novo Repartimento.
She’s piercing their ears.
Their new jewellery – ear tags, actually – will track... [5846 chars]
‘They’re scared of us now’: how co-investment in a tropical forest saw off loggers
There are no roads through the Darién Gap. This vast impenetrable forest spans the width of the land bridge between South and Central America, but there is almost no way through it: hundreds have lost their lives trying to cross it on foot.
Its size ... [6206 chars]
Illicit economies, organized crime worsen Amazon deforestation in 2025
Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Organized crime and illicit economies emerged in 2025 as major drivers worsening deforestation across the Amazon, despite partial gains in environmental enforcement in some countries in the region.
Recent reports by environmental gro... [6084 chars]
Mumbai News: Juhu College Brings Focus On Soil Conservation On Account Of Farmers Day
Mumbai: With climate change, agriculture continues to be the first and foremost sector to be majorly affected, not just in terms of crop production due to irregular weather patterns but also due to soil erosion. ‘There is no Planet B: Soil conservati... [1813 chars]
New tool predicts road expansion, deforestation and disease hotspots
Researchers have developed a tool that reliably predicts where destructive new roads are likely to carve through tropical forests, giving environmentalists and public health officials a head-start in identifying at-risk areas and potential disease ou... [2164 chars]
News API sources: NewsCatcher & GNews