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
Endangered pink river dolphins threatened by mercury in the Amazon
PUERTO NARINO, Colombia (AP) — A flash of pink breaks the muddy surface of the Amazon River as scientists and veterinarians, waist-deep in the warm current, patiently work a mesh net around a pod of river dolphins. They draw it tighter with each pass... [7103 chars]
Amazon Taint: The Dark Side of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
In a controversial turn of events, a Texas-based refinery supplying green fuel to U.S. airlines has come under scrutiny for sourcing cattle fat from illegally deforested areas in the Amazon. The refinery, Diamond Green Diesel, is a joint venture betw... [759 chars]
New hope for Australia's koalas
Eine Chlamydien-Infektion kann bei Koalas unter anderem zu schmerzhaften Harnwegsinfektionen, Unfruchtbarkeit, Erblindung und sogar zum Tod führen. Credit: University of the Sunshine Coast
Koalas are considered a national symbol in Australia — but di... [646 chars]
KP, AJK and GB: NA panel concerned over deforestation
ISLAMABAD: A National Assembly panel has expressed serious concern over deforestation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), allegedly at the hands of timber mafias, asking the respective governments to take ur... [2277 chars]
Floods in North India - A Man-Made Ecological Crisis
Shubham Sharma
In recent years, North India—particularly Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Punjab— has faced recurrent flood disasters. While intense monsoon rainfall triggered by climate variability is the immediate cause, the deep... [4361 chars]
KP faces ecological crisis amid rampant deforestation
Peshawar - Vulnerable to climate change, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is confronted with a monumental challenge: the depletion of ecological and forest resources exacerbated by a rapidly growing population.
Grappling with rapid population growth, KP’s forests,... [5069 chars]
Coffee growers worry asEU’s deforestation rule looms
Bengaluru: Karnataka's coffee heartland — comprising Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru, and Hassan — is staring at a regulatory storm as the European Union's stringent Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) looms large. The rule, set to take effect from Jan 1, 2026, m... [3717 chars]
‘When the forests burn, the sickness comes’: how protecting trees shields millions from disease
For Bolivian park ranger Marcos Uzquiano, the fallout from wildfires in the Amazon goes far beyond the damage they do to wildlife and biodiversity. “It’s devastating – it undermines all the functions and benefits that forests provide to Indigenous co... [6854 chars]
It's raining disaster: Why Himalayan states face rising monsoon tragedies
Synopsis
Himalayan states face increasing monsoon calamities exacerbated by infrastructure expansion and inadequate early-warning systems. Recent disasters in Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir highlight the devastating impact of cloudbursts and flash f... [12502 chars]
News API sources: NewsCatcher & GNews