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
Sustainable development: Retrospective clearances threaten rule of law
The Supreme Court’s recall of its May 2025 ruling this week could reopen the door for retrospective environmental clearances (ECs) and marks a significant milestone in India’s environmental regulation. In earlier cases, such as Common Cause vs Union ... [361 chars]
Cricket match inside Nagarhole: Minister seeks report
Minister for Forest, Ecology, and Environment Eshwar B. Khandre sought a report on a cricket match which was held inside the core area of Nagarhole Tiger Reserve and came to light on Thursday, November 20.
The match was played near Nanchi safari poin... [803 chars]
Ribera slams Council's push to delay and rework deforestation rules
Teresa Ribera, an EU executive vice president, has condemned member states’ move to delay the bloc’s deforestation rules by a year and reopen the law.
“I cannot hide my deep disappointment and frustration. This is a bad decision and I feel sad. Track... [1553 chars]
Four French banks accused by NGOs of financing Amazon deforestation
The two companies in question, U.S. agribusiness giants Bunge and Cargill, reported a combined turnover of $200 billion in 2024.
The NGOs compared the locations of deforested areas in the Amazon—mapped by the satellite-monitoring network MapBiomas—wi... [1734 chars]
VOLTAGE: The race to avert a homemade European energy crisis
In today's edition: Petrol car ban, capacity markets, deforestation
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Focusing on COP30 | LONGi Releases Its First TNFD Report, Aims for “Net Zero Loss” of Biodiversity and “Zero Deforestation” by 2050
In 2025, LONGi has become a TNFD Adopter. The report strictly adheres to the LEAP (Locate, Evaluate, Assess, Prepare) analytical framework recommended by the TNFD to identify, assess, and manage various nature-related risks and opportunities. It clea... [5667 chars]
Improved mapping system ends farm mislabeling, protecting coffee and cacao trade
A new system could overhaul maps that misclassify hundreds of thousands of smallholder coffee and cacao farmers as working in forests. Without better maps, deforestation regulations could ripple through markets from remote farms to a caffe mocha near... [6960 chars]
Living in the ‘Trumpocene’ era | Letter
We are living in the Anthropocene era. Instead of meteors and volcanoes changing the climate of the planet, mankind is the agent of change. Increasing greenhouse gas, deforestation, ocean acidification, overpopulation — all of these are features of w... [1029 chars]
Railway project in Amazon raises questions over deforestation in Brazil
As Brazil seeks to boost its environmental credentials by hosting the United Nations’ climate summit, a proposal to build a railway through the Amazon has threatened to tarnish that image amid protests by Indigenous groups and environmentalists.
The ... [5538 chars]
EU countries back German push to delay, reopen deforestation rules
EU countries have backed a proposal to stop the clock on deforestation rules for an additional year and to include a clause that would allow the legislation to be reopened for further changes by April next year.
The move paves the way for a major rew... [1793 chars]
News API sources: NewsCatcher & GNews