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
Sticky situation: Tyre industry struggles to clean up its rubber supply chain
Summary
Rubber has been linked to 4 million hectares of tropical deforestation since 1993
85% of natural rubber is made by smallholders too small to monitor by satellite
One tyre can contain latex from thousands of farms across the supply chain
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Flávio Bolsonaro’s advance in Brazil’s election is grim jolt for climate campaigners
More fire, more ash, more crime, more death. And a globally important ecosystem driven ever more rapidly towards a point of no return. That is the prospect for the Amazon rainforest for at least the next four years if Flávio Bolsonaro holds on to the... [6980 chars]
Interpol crackdown exposes Amazon deforestation links to global companies
An international crackdown on environmental crime across Latin America and the Caribbean has led to 233 arrests and exposed links between large-scale Amazon deforestation and companies across several continents, Interpol said on Wednesday.
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Interpol crackdown on illegal mining, logging and wildlife trafficking leads to 233 arrests
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — An international crackdown on environmental crime across Latin America and the Caribbean led to 233 arrests and uncovered links between large-scale Amazon deforestation and companies across several continents, the internationa... [3642 chars]
Interpol Crackdown on Illegal Mining, Logging and Wildlife Trafficking Leads to 233 Arrests
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — An international crackdown on environmental crime across Latin America and the Caribbean led to 233 arrests and uncovered links between large-scale Amazon deforestation and companies across several continents, the internationa... [4743 chars]
Indonesia plans one million hectares of sugarcane for its E20 bioethanol ambition
JAKARTA, Oct 7 — Indonesia will “open new plantations” for sugarcane used in bioethanol production, the government said, even as it announced a halt to deforestation for rice paddy expansion.
The government said last month it would increase the ethan... [2022 chars]
In 2023, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos teamed up to protect the Amazon rainforest; $200 million commitment brought their nonprofits together
When Jeff Bezos and Leonardo DiCaprio joined hands to help in saving the Amazon rainforest. (Instagram)
Back in 2023, ‘One Battle After Another’ star Leonardo DiCaprio paired up with American businessman Jeff Bezos, who is also known as the second-ri... [2666 chars]
Climate Change: The Existential Threat To Pakistan’s Food Security
Climate change, driven by deforestation, fossil-fuel use and rapid industrialisation, has emerged as an existential threat. The issue of climate change and rising global temperatures has been a subject of discussion for quite some time. But have glob... [4930 chars]
Suman Sahai|98% Shortfall in Green Mission & Deforestation Amid Climate Change
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India told Parliament in August 2026 that the government has failed to meet its targets to increase and improve forest cover in India, by nearly 98 per cent.
South Asia is one of the regions most vulnerable to t... [6137 chars]
Future of Amazon rainforest policies at stake in Brazil's presidential election
SAO PAULO: Brazil's October presidential election could reshape the future of the Amazon, with the winner leading the country that contains about 60% of the world's largest rainforest — an ecosystem vital to the global climate.
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News API sources: NewsCatcher & GNews