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
Costa Rica gets back to nature after decades of deforestation
Our small boat motored almost silently along the river that ran in a serpentine path through the rich rainforest of the Tortuguero national park on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast. Monkeys, sloths and a variety of exotic birds could be glimpsed overhead... [8283 chars]
Activist fund Oasis calls on Kao to hold shareholders' meeting over supply-chain risks
Activist fund Oasis Management is calling on Kao to convene an extraordinary general meeting, seeking an independent investigation into the Japanese company’s supply-chain risk management and internal control.
Oasis received numerous whistleblower al... [444 chars]
Revolutionizing Forest Protection: SAR Technology's Unyielding Eye in the Sky
An international disaster intelligence group, ICEYE, has unveiled a pioneering deforestation monitoring solution using synthetic aperture radar technology. This innovation promises to deliver near real-time visibility into forest loss, especially in ... [569 chars]
ICEYE launches deforestation monitoring solution to accelerate enforcement against illegal tropical forest loss
SAR-powered monitoring delivers reliable insights through cloud cover, enabling near real-time response to illegal logging and mining
HELSINKI, Finland, March 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ICEYE, a global leader in disaster intelligence from space, today a... [4511 chars]
Global agricultural subsidies directly linked to deforestation, World Bank warns
In an interview, World Bank Group's global environment director Valerie Hickey said around 14% of global agricultural subsidies are directly linked to deforestation. In many countries, including India and Zambia, traditionally, a large part of subsid... [4308 chars]
India's development model rooted in cleaner fuel use: Environment ministry
NEW DELHI, Feb 27 : India’s industrial growth is being driven by cleaner fuels from the outset, unlike historically high carbon emitting nations that industrialised through coal, oil powered mobility and large scale deforestation, Environment Secreta... [1218 chars]
With only 3 women left, an Amazon tribe faced extinction. An unexpected birth now brings hope
SAO PAULO (AP) — Pugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving members of the Akuntsu, an Indigenous people decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the Amazon rainforest. As they advanced in age wi... [1800 chars]
National Arogya Fair 2026: President Droupadi Murmu Urges Boost In Medicinal Plant Farming
Shegaon (Maharashtra): President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said medicinal plant farming improves not only the financial condition of famers but also boosts soil health.
Speaking after inaugurating the National Arogya Fair 2026 at Shegaon in Maharas... [1068 chars]
Meet Johan Eliasch: Swedish billionaire who bought 400,000 acres of the Amazon forest to save it from deforestation and commercial destruction
Johan Eliasch, a Swedish-British billionaire better known for building a global sportswear empire, made an unexpected move in 2005. He bought around 400,000 acres of Amazon rainforest in Brazil, not to exploit it but to protect it. By acquiring a log... [3530 chars]
Illegal gold mining surges into new parts of Peru's Amazon, threatening rivers and lives
Illegal gold mining is spreading into new parts of Peru's Amazon, advancing along remote rivers and into Indigenous territories as experts warn of a widening environmental and public health crises that could cause irreparable damage. The surge marks ... [7901 chars]
News API sources: NewsCatcher & GNews