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
Turkeys in New Hampshire, 50 years after they were reintroduced to the state
Has a flock of gangly birds graced your backyard?
If so, New Hampshire Fish and Game wants to know about it.
The state agency is conducting an annual survey to gather information about turkey populations and their behavior in the Granite State this w... [2436 chars]
Ghana bans mining in forest reserves to curb environmental damage
ACCRA, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Ghana has banned mining in forest reserves as part of sweeping environmental protections aimed at safeguarding water bodies and halting deforestation, the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology said.
Africa’s top go... [1698 chars]
Rapid climate change triggered Asia floods
The study also found that rapid urbanisation and widespread deforestation contributed to turning the extreme rains into a disaster. The probability of a rainfall episode over the Malacca Strait as intense as the one triggered by Cyclone Senyar is abo... [2533 chars]
Governments won’t solve the climate crisis
If there was one clear lesson from the 30th Climate Change Conference it is that governments are incapable of solving the climate crisis. If they were able and willing, it would not have needed 30 expensive, fossil fuel-guzzling meetings to do so. Bu... [7420 chars]
Deadly November Asian storms 'supercharged' by climate change, researchers say
SINGAPORE, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The deadly storms that devastated Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand in late November were "supercharged" by higher sea temperatures and made worse by rapid deforestation, scientists said in a study published on... [2018 chars]
Supercharged Storms: The Impact of Climate Change on Southeast Asia
A recent study reveals that the catastrophic storms in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand in November were intensified by elevated sea temperatures and rapid deforestation. Scientists point to Tropical Cyclone Senyar, which wreaked havoc ac... [793 chars]
Controversy Erupts Over Coal Mining and Deforestation in Singrauli
In Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh, Congress leaders demonstrated on Wednesday against large-scale tree felling and the displacement of tribal communities due to a coal mine project by a private entity. The dispute centers on allegations by Congre... [821 chars]
Norway's hypocrisy — more oil and gas drilling to sell abroad
While it was expected that the European Union’s anti-deforestation laws would be pushed back a year, there is one planet-saving measure which should not be delayed.
That would be Norway, the most fossil-fuel dependent industrialised democracy in the ... [4306 chars]
News API sources: NewsCatcher & GNews