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
Trump administration proposes 25% tariff to punish Brazil over trade practices
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has proposed a new punitive tariff of 25% on many imports from Brazil, after deciding its practices were unfair on a range of issues from digital trade to illegal deforestation, top trade official Jamieson Greer s... [2862 chars]
Environment group claims X, Instagram restrict posts on Google’s data centre in Visakhapatnam
The Andhra Pradesh and Telangana based non-governmental organisation Human Rights Forum (HRF) has said that authorities are trying to censor posts on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram that highlight the environmental impact of a proposed hyperscale ... [4919 chars]
Brutal and emboldened: how Nigeria’s bandit crisis spun out of control
Beneath the shade of the wide-spreading branches of a neem tree, five young gang members wearing camouflage and beanies and cradling AK47 rifles took refuge from the harsh midday sun. They passed around cold bottles of water and a popular energy drin... [7155 chars]
Congress Criticizes BJP for Approving Coal Mining in Hasdeo-Arand Forest
The Congress party has launched a strong critique against the ruling BJP administration following the government's green light for a coal mining project in Chhattisgarh's resource-rich Hasdeo-Arand forest. They assert that the BJP's regime, described... [1040 chars]
Jharkhand Tribal Livelihoods Crisis: Climate Change & Deforestation Impacting Indigenous Communities
Ranchi: Erratic climate change and widespread deforestation are fracturing the delicate relationship between Jharkhand’s tribal communities and the environment, triggering a severe livelihood and dietary crisis. Experts warn that indigenous populatio... [1463 chars]
Why Bundelkhand’s Banda is so hot
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Banda, a city in Uttar Pradesh, is facing extreme heat with temperatures reaching up to 48.2 degrees Celsius. Scientists and environmentalists link this to ecological factors like environmental damag... [22354 chars]
Brazil to invest $75 million in highway through Amazon, fueling deforestation concerns
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government announced Wednesday that it will invest $75 million in the BR-319 highway cutting through the Amazon rainforest, a project environmentalists say could accelerate deforestation and worsen climate change.
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Brazil Allocates Funds for Amazon Highway Amid Environmental Concerns
The Brazilian government has committed USD 75 million to enhance the BR-319 highway, traversing the Amazon rainforest. Critics fear this project may worsen deforestation and climate challenges. Simultaneously, a new environmental protection plan aims... [1019 chars]
News API sources: NewsCatcher & GNews