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
Africa’s Forests Now Release More Carbon Than They Absorb, Study Finds
A new scientific assessment has revealed that forests across Africa have undergone a dramatic ecological shift, releasing more carbon into the atmosphere than they absorb. The findings mark a major reversal for one of the world’s most important natur... [1516 chars]
Africa's Forests: From Carbon Sinks to Sources
A groundbreaking study warns that Africa's once carbon-absorbing forests are now releasing more carbon than they take in. This transition from carbon sinks to carbon sources is attributed to deforestation and wildfires, making global forest protectio... [539 chars]
Nashik Tree-Cutting Protest: A Clash Over Kumbh Mela Preparations
MNS chief Raj Thackeray has strongly opposed the cutting of trees to construct a 'Sadhu Gram' for the upcoming Kumbh Mela in Nashik. Thackeray has accused the BJP-led government of prioritizing industrial interests over environmental concerns, labeli... [623 chars]
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]
News API sources: NewsCatcher & GNews