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
Infrastructure for African mines destroying forests at 34 times the rate of the mines themselves
Industrial-scale mining in Africa to support global supply chains is leading to unprecedented deforestation across the continent, with 34 hectares of forest removed for every single hectare of active mine site.
The scale of mining's deforestation foo... [5977 chars]
Biodiversity loss has serious economic consequences, can spike interest payment burden: Study
With biodiversity loss and deforestation being increasingly recognised as systemic economic risks that have serious implications for sovereign debt and the financial markets, a study has revealed that a partial ecosystem collapse scenario could incre... [3402 chars]
‘Hiding Behind the Military’: On World Environment Day Rahul Gandhi Attacks Modi Govt. Over Great Nicobar Project
On the World Environment Day, June 5, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi sharpened his attack on the Great Nicobar Island Project, calling the Narendra Modi government’s defence justification for the initiative a “lie” and accusing it of using the military... [3647 chars]
Bengal forests in ruins, says Suvendu; experts back claim on TMC-era deforestation
Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday accused the previous Trinamool government of destroying Bengal’s green cover through illegal deforestation and the use of forest land for infrastructure development.
“Purulia, Bankura and Jhargram are often r... [5200 chars]
A disease of deforestation: how Ebola is linked to the smartphone in your pocket
For decades after the discovery of Ebolavirus in 1976, outbreaks of the disease were relatively small and contained, affecting a few hundred people at most.
Not any more. In recent years, outbreaks of Ebola have been much larger, affecting thousands ... [6820 chars]
From Dust To Disease: India’s Aridification & Forest Loss Fuel Monsoon Weakening & Rising Air Pollution
Mumbai: As a physician, my daily rounds increasingly feel less like clinical medicine and more like frontline triage against environmental collapse. Every summer, clinics and hospitals across the Indian subcontinent are inundated with patients gaspin... [2105 chars]
Fatal crocodile attacks in Indonesia put spotlight on habitat destruction
Environmental groups said the deaths reflected a wider pattern across the archipelago, where logging, plantations and other land-use changes had destabilised ecosystems.
The first incident was on April 27 in Ture Zoulihe in North Nias Regency, where ... [799 chars]
Plant a Tree Today-Leave a Legacy for Tomorrow
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Plant a Tree Today–Leave a Legacy for Tomorrow
Every year on June 05, World Environment Day is celebrated every year which is a global platform for raising awareness and encouraging action to protec... [8222 chars]
‘Good lord, what a smell’: can Brazil’s biggest city save a vital source of water from sewage, bacteria and organised crime?
In a small motorboat laden with water-monitoring equipment, biologist Marta Marcondes and community activist Wesley Silvestre Rosa cross Billings reservoir on the far southern edge of São Paulo. Bright white herons glide over the water, which is flan... [8667 chars]
World Environment Day 2026: Date, Theme, history, significance and why it matters
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World Environment Day 2026: Theme, history, significance and why it matters
The goal of World Environment Day 2026 is to increase public awareness of envir... [3042 chars]
News API sources: NewsCatcher & GNews