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
Gravest crime against nature, tribal heritage: Rahul Gandhi on Great Nicobar project
“The government calls what it is doing here a ‘Project.’ What I have seen is not a project. It is millions of trees marked for the axe. It is 160 square kilometres of rainforest condemned to die. It is communities that have been ignored while their h... [1717 chars]
Global Forest Loss Falls 36% In 2025 But Risks Remain, Says Report
Destruction of the world’s tropical forests eased in 2025 from a record high, a report showed on Wednesday, underscoring how decisive policy can keep trees standing despite pressures from a warmer climate and expanding agricultural frontiers.
The wor... [1803 chars]
‘Encouraging’: Global rainforest loss slows in 2025 after record year
The pace of tropical forest destruction eased last year from a record high but has remained at alarming levels, according to a new study that praises “decisive government action”.
The world lost 4.3 million hectares (10.6 million acres) of tropical p... [3259 chars]
Tropical forest loss eases in 2025 from record high, report shows
Destruction of the world's tropical forests eased in 2025 from a record high, a report showed on Wednesday, underscoring how decisive policy can help keep trees standing despite pressures from a warmer climate and expanding agricultural frontiers. T... [2660 chars]
Global Deforestation Slows, W.R.I. Report Finds. But Wildfires Are Taking a Toll.
Global tree loss fell 14 percent in 2025 from the year before, according to a report published on Wednesday by World Resources Institute, with the decline largely driven by progress in protecting tropical forests.
The total area destroyed worldwide w... [687 chars]
US lawmakers urge EU not to water down deforestation law ahead of review
A pair of US lawmakers has urged the European Commission to stand firm against mounting pressure to dilute the European Union’s anti-deforestation law, just days before the EU executive is due to review it, potentially revising the list of products c... [4055 chars]
Conservation on the Brink: The Ripple Effects of Rising Fuel Costs
Before sunset, the twist of a knob no longer ignites a blue flame in Kibera's kitchens. Brenda Obare, like many others here, now relies on charcoal burners outside her Nairobi home, as cooking gas becomes a luxury. Obare's story is all too common ami... [806 chars]
Indian Forest Officer Slams "Large Scale" Deforestation For Rising Temperature In Bengaluru
Dipika (Goyal) Bajpai, a senior Indian Forest Service officer, has expressed her opinion on Bengaluru recording temperatures above 39 degrees C this summer. In a social media post, she has drawn a direct line between the city's worsening heat and the... [1763 chars]
Energy shock ripples through kitchens, forests and conservation in Africa and South Asia
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Rising costs push families into forests... [4711 chars]
Tragic Lightning Strikes in Bangladesh: A Natural Calamity
At least 14 individuals were fatally struck by lightning in various regions of Bangladesh as severe thunderstorms swept through the nation, authorities reported on Monday.
Victims were primarily farmers and outdoor laborers, with many others sustaini... [465 chars]
News API sources: NewsCatcher & GNews