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
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]
Sixteen starve to death as key crops fail
Sixteen starve to death in Uganda as drought kills crops
The Ugandan government says at least 16 people have died from hunger in recent weeks in the north-eastern region of Karamoja due to a prolonged drought.
Farmers say they've lost crops because t... [1415 chars]
Under Lula, Amazon deforestation falls to lowest level in a decade
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has fallen to its lowest level in a decade during the first half of 2026, according to official government figures.
Friday’s statistics mark a milestone in President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s efforts to c... [3315 chars]
Brazil deforestation hits new low in Amazon
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell to its lowest level in a decade in the first half of the year, according to official figures released Friday.
Leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is seeking re-election in October's election, ha... [1493 chars]
'Wiped out': Ukraine's bird lovers long for peaceful skies
When Viktor Sevidov looked up to the sky above Ukraine's war-scarred landscape, he was not watching out for incoming missiles or drones. Instead, he was looking for birds.
"There's a jay ... That's a bluethroat ... Do you see the hen harrier? We're l... [4372 chars]
UK shoppers warned of new rules - 30 supermarket items to disappear
Chocolate, shampoo, cooking oil and even car tyres could be among more than 30 everyday products affected under new Government plans to crack down on illegal deforestation. The proposals, announced during London Climate Action Week, would require bus... [4143 chars]
A benchmark for how different disturbances influence the loss and recovery of carbon and CO₂ in tropical forests
Tropical moist forests account for 70% of global living biomass. Deforestation and degradation—that is, the partial damage to tree stands—as well as the subsequent regeneration of forests therefore play a pivotal role in the global carbon cycle. Whil... [6682 chars]
Lord Lebedev backs landmark Nature’s Rights Bill in Lords debate
Lord Lebedev said the Bill addressed ‘one of the greatest crises of our times’, citing deforestation, habitat loss, and the illegal wildlife trade
Lord Evgeny Lebedev speaking in the House of Lords
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Lord Lebedev warned peers that mankin... [3483 chars]
Dutch recognition of MSPO strengthens palm oil industry's readiness for EUCR
PUTRAJAYA: The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority's (NVWA) recognition of the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification as a private control system under the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) framework reinf... [1996 chars]
News API sources: NewsCatcher & GNews