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
Food industry waging digital fight against deforestation: Report
One of the major obstacles to sustainable growth in the food industry today is "deforestation."
Deforestation is one of the major challenges facing the food industry today, as it threatens biodiversity, contributes to climate change, degrades soil qu... [2878 chars]
How Olam Food Ingredients is waging a digital fight against deforestation
Summary
ofi has mapped 730,000 farms using digital tools to combat deforestation
EUDR requires companies to provide geolocation data to six decimal places
TRACT platform raised 18.6 million euros to scale sustainability data sharing
ofi works with 2.... [8780 chars]
Amazon soy pact collapse could add 1.4 million hectares of deforestation by 2036
The collapse of a landmark Amazon soy pact will drive at least 1.4 million hectares (3.5 million acres) of extra deforestation in Brazil over the next decade, releasing carbon emissions equal to Canada's annual output, according to an analysis publis... [3202 chars]
Save Uttarakhand's Green Legacy: Sandeep Dikshit's Plea to CM
In a strongly-worded open letter, Sandeep Dikshit, a former Congress MP and Chairperson of Rachnatmak Congress, has urged Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to immediately suspend tree-felling activities in the Saat Mod forest area. The d... [1086 chars]
Congo Rainforest Regrowth: Rapid Recovery Yet Missing Old-Growth Ecosystem Structure
Tropical forests in the Democratic Republic of Congo show signs of recovery from deforestation. Image Credit: Wikipedia
Tropical forests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are showing signs of recovery from deforestation. But a recently released... [4847 chars]
Deforestation decline is not driven by corporate commitments
Tropical forests are essential for biodiversity, climate regulation and carbon storage. Yet they continue to disappear at an alarming rate. Many companies have adopted zero-deforestation commitments to reduce this trend. But it is crucial to determin... [4120 chars]
Proposed destruction of Graham Woods could unhouse family of campus cats
In February, the UF Lakes, Vegetation and Landscape Committee proposed the destruction of Graham Woods, a 7.5-acre conservation area on campus, suggesting the removal of over 200 invasive trees and more than 900 native ones, including nearly 70 herit... [5195 chars]
This renewable energy source is actually terrible for the planet
The modern soybean is one of the world’s miracle technologies, capable of cheaply, efficiently, and healthfully supplying protein and other nutrients to billions of people. But, unfortunately, we’ve mostly chosen to squander it on the most destructiv... [8478 chars]
EU adds some palm oil products to deforestation law, removes leather
BRUSSELS, July 13 (Reuters) - EU imports of palm oil derivatives will face the bloc's anti-deforestation rules from December 2027, while leather will be exempted from the law, the European Commission said on Monday.
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Amazon rainforest deforestation hits lowest level in more than a decade
July 11 (UPI) -- Deforestation of Brazil's Amazon rainforest has fallen to its lowest levels in more than a decade, officials said this week.
Satellite surveys show a 37% decrease in the number of trees felled in the world's largest rainforest in the... [1053 chars]
News API sources: NewsCatcher & GNews