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
Strike two: EU deforestation law faces fresh setback as businesses warn of economic fallout (enr)
Protecting forests should be in everyone's interest. But the EU's deforestation rules pit member states, environmentalists and interest groups against each other. For now, those in favour of simplification and weaker rules have won out.
European Unio... [9572 chars]
Studies show how the giant statues on Rapa Nui were made and moved-and what caused the island's deforestation
Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The rationale is clear: The tiny, remote island in the Pacific features nearly 1,000 enormous statues—the moai. The magnitude and number of these monuments def... [6738 chars]
No roadmap to end deforestation, but Brazil’s COP in the Amazon delivered for forests
Summary
More than 90 countries supported a deforestation roadmap at COP30
Indigenous peoples won important concession on land rights
Tropical Forests Forever Facility gained $7 billion in pledges, passing viability threshold
Launch of initiative to s... [11406 chars]
VOLTAGE: Far-right moves to delay, review anti-deforestation rules
In today's edition: CCS litigation, pollinator decline, UK oil and gas, bioeconomy, German grid dilemma
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Elephant calf's drowning triggers worry over deaths & deforestation in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh
RAIPUR: A year-old elephant calf from a 34-member herd was found dead due to drowning at a village pond in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district on Tuesday, adding to a worrying chain of elephant deaths in the Tamnar forest range over the past year. Forest... [3102 chars]
Cocoa Prices Fall as EU Delays Deforestation Rules
March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26) on Wednesday closed down -6 (-0.12%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25) closed down -10 (-0.27%).
Cocoa prices settled lower on Wednesday but remained above last Wednesday's 1.75-year nearest-future lows after the Eu... [3671 chars]
Coffee Prices Retreat on the Outlook for Ample Global Supplies
March arabica coffee (KCH26) today is down -5.30 (-1.38%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26) is down -47 (-1.03%).
Coffee prices are sliding today after the European Parliament approved a 1-year delay to the deforestation law, which should keep ... [3852 chars]
European Parliament agrees to dilute and postpone EU deforestation rules
The European Parliament approved a revision of the EU regulation on deforestation-free products on Wednesday, softening due diligence obligations for businesses and delaying the measure's entry into force by one year.
The vote split the centrist majo... [3975 chars]
European Parliament supports year-long deforestation law delay
BRUSSELS - The European Parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of delaying the implementation of the European Union's deforestation law by one year.
Companies will have an additional year to comply with new EU rules to prevent deforestation, the Eur... [1012 chars]
EU Parliament Delays Deforestation Law: A Crucial Decision on Global Impact
The European Parliament has voted to postpone the enforcement of the European Union's deforestation law by one year. This decision provides companies with additional time to adapt to the new regulations aimed at inhibiting deforestation.
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News API sources: NewsCatcher & GNews