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
'The fishing's terrible': Deforestation devastates Central African river
Sitting in his narrow dugout canoe, Jean-Romeo Senguemboli frowned at the meager catch in his nets on the Central African Republic's Mbali River, where experts say deforestation is devastating the fish population.
Felling trees to make charcoal for c... [3633 chars]
Brazil says Amazon deforestation fell to the lowest level since 1988
Annual deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell to its lowest level since records began in 1988, the government announced. Official satellite data showed the rainforest lost 1,300 square miles from August 2025 through July, the period used to calcu... [5788 chars]
Indonesia's burned land doubles in September as fires rage, data shows
JAKARTA: The area of land burned in Indonesia in September was double that of the previous month, according to a deforestation monitor, as the country battles fierce wildfires that have caused air pollution, respiratory problems and transboundary haz... [1483 chars]
Angelina Jolie’s foundation spent 20 years protecting 150,720-acre Cambodian forests; rangers saved nearly 142 species from wire snares
Synopsis
Over twenty years ago, Angelina Jolie launched the Maddox Foundation to promote conservation in Cambodia. Focusing on the vital Samlout forest, the foundation protects endangered species such as Asian elephants and Sunda pangolins. Dedicated... [4839 chars]
Amazon deforestation hits record low in Brazil, but El Niño and a tight election threaten progress
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has fallen to its lowest level since records began in 1988, Brazil's government has announced.
Annual loss between August 2025 to July 2026 stood at 3,335 square kilometres, according to official satellite data ... [6663 chars]
Amazon deforestation drops to lowest level since 1988 as Brazil election looms
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has fallen to its lowest level since records began in 1988, according to new government data released ahead of a crucial presidential election.
The Guardian reported that forest destruction dropped by 41.8 ... [1142 chars]
Shared fight - the link between deforestation and diseases - Telegraph India
Six years on from the Covid pandemic, the fear has not really left us. Neil Vora, formerly of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who spent years fighting Ebola
outbreaks on the ground, puts the matter bluntly. The question is no longe... [3423 chars]
Criminal networks threaten the Amazon. Indigenous leaders want the UN to act
Indigenous leaders from the Amazon are taking their fight against illegal mining, drug trafficking, and deforestation to a United Nations conference in Vienna next week.
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are taking the... [5323 chars]
News API sources: NewsCatcher & GNews