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
Indonesia needs to grow more rice, corn and sugar. Can its forests survive?
JAKARTA – It’s been more than a year, and villagers from Kalumpang in Central Kalimantan are still waiting for a sign of progress from an ambitious programme to grow rice on land cleared from a nearby forest.
Roughly 200ha of “hutan galam” or galam f... [29414 chars]
Ethiopia planted eucalyptus to fight deforestation; decades later scientists found the trees can threaten springs and water supplies
Image(s): Canva
Eucalyptus trees were introduced to Ethiopia more than a century ago as the country struggled with shortages of firewood and construction timber. Their rapid growth made them an attractive answer to the pressure on natural forests, an... [5759 chars]
Kathak exponent Shovana Narayan performs 'Fractured Harmonies' to raise environmental awareness
Art lovers and environmental enthusiasts gathered for Fractured Harmonies: A Call for Renewal, a thematic Kathak performance led by Padma Shri Guru Dr Shovana Narayan and her Asavari Repertory.
Before entering the main hall, guests lingered in the fo... [1406 chars]
Barbecue Charcoal Controversy: Deforestation and Trade Tensions
British retailers, including big names like B&Q and Waitrose, are entangled in a controversy over selling barbecue charcoal linked to deforestation in Paraguay's Gran Chaco. Findings by Global Witness allege that the charcoal originates from trees cu... [647 chars]
UK retailers stock charcoal linked to Paraguay deforestation, group says
MEXICO CITY/ASUNCION, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Major British retailers, including B&Q and Waitrose, are selling barbecue charcoal from trees cleared to create more farmland in Paraguay's Gran Chaco, according to an investigation published on Thursday by... [3505 chars]
UK Retailers in Hot Water Over Deforestation-Linked Charcoal Origins
Amidst growing environmental scrutiny, major British retailers such as B&Q and Waitrose have come under fire. An investigation by Global Witness revealed that these companies are retailing charcoal linked to deforestation in Paraguay's Gran Chaco, a ... [627 chars]
In 1994, Jane Goodall's JGI launched Tacare in 12 Gombe villages of Tanzania to fight deforestation. 27 years later, forest cover in community reserves had risen 66% across the area
Synopsis
Jane Goodall went to Gombe in 1960 to study wild chimpanzees. Decades later, she saw something troubling from the air: forests had disappeared from hills around the park. Families needed land, charcoal and income, while erosion damaged the l... [6443 chars]
Tropical Forest Forever Facility Aims To Mobilize $125 Billion To Protect Nature's Greatest Climate Defense – Making Economics Work For Nature, Not Against It
In some cases, carbon credit projects have been found guilty of “green land grabbing,” as foreigners displaced Indigenous communities – key stewards of biodiverse landscapes. Understandably, conservationists have been eager to explore more viable and... [2660 chars]
Clock ticking for Brazil’s ambitious plan to fund tropical forests
Summary
The world lost 4.3m hectares of tropical primary forest in 2025, up 46% in a decade
TFFF launched at COP30 aims to mobilise $125bln to reward forest conservation
Fund stands at $7.3bln, still short of $10bln trigger needed to unlock Norway's ... [11409 chars]
Chocolate giant Mondelez ramps up lobbying to delay EU deforestation law, after previously backing it
Chocolate giant Mondelez has stepped up its lobbying effort to delay the EU’s landmark anti-deforestation law, according to new research published on Tuesday (8 September) by Global Witness, the pro-transparency NGO.
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News API sources: NewsCatcher & GNews