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
Afro-Descendant Communities Offer a Living Blueprint for Amazon Conservation
This article was produced by Earth | Food | Life, a project of the Independent Media Institute.
Spanning nine nations and covering more than 5.5 million square kilometers—roughly the size of the continental United States—the Amazon is the world’s lar... [8122 chars]
EU Green Lights Delay on Anti-Deforestation Law
The European Parliament has endorsed a one-year postponement of the EU's anti-deforestation law, pushing its implementation to December 2026. This vote is a significant step in the legislative process, with 405 members showing support, 242 opposing, ... [479 chars]
EU Parliament approves deal on one-year delay to anti-deforestation law
Geopolitics weighs on Europe, Wall Street eyes Micron and inflation
The much-anticipated US employment data ultimately proved something of an anti-climax yesterday. Markets had braced for significant insights but were left with ambiguity. In the end,... [347 chars]
Sumatra’s Deadly Floods May Have Pushed a Rare Ape Closer to the Brink of Extinction
Nearly three weeks after a cyclone ripped through northern Sumatra, killing more than 1,000 people, the Indonesian region remains devastated. Towns are cut off and more than 100,000 people have been displaced. Now, a new analysis reveals that the dam... [6085 chars]
Chhattisgarh Assembly Disrupted As Congress Protests Alleged Deforestation Linked To Mining
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh Assembly was disrupted on Tuesday as Congress MLAs protested alleged widespread deforestation in the Surguja and Bastar divisions linked to mining projects. Several opposition legislators were briefly suspended after entering... [1793 chars]
Chhattisgarh Assembly: Opposition alleged deforestation and mining claims create uproar
Congress MLAs created a ruckus in the Chhattisgarh Assembly on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) after their demand for a discussion on alleged rampant mining and deforestation was disallowed by the Speaker.
The Opposition legislators alleged that the Stat... [2498 chars]
Chhattisgarh's Forest Controversy: Mining vs. Conservation Battle Heats Up
The Chhattisgarh Assembly descended into chaos as Congress leaders clamored over alleged mass deforestation in tribal areas for mining projects. The opposition accused the BJP government of approving these projects through sham public hearings, trigg... [803 chars]
How a Brazilian meat tycoon accused of bribery and deforestation became a key player in regional diplomacy
Six international airlines had suspended flights to Venezuela over the risk of possible US military strikes when an ultra-long-haul executive jet from São Paulo, Brazil, landed calmly in Caracas.
On board that flight on 23 November was the Brazilian ... [5296 chars]
Match deforestation policy ambition with real implementation, says palm oil chief
As the European Union nears the final stretch in negotiations over the Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), producing countries gathered in Brussels for high-stakes talks with policymakers and industry stakeholders.
Against a backdrop of shifting timelin... [9276 chars]
What made Cyclones Ditwah & Senyar so deadly?
The analysis highlighted that although the affected countries experience annual floods during the monsoon season, this year, the proportions of the flood reached unprecedented levels.
In a statement, Sarah Kew, a climate researcher at the Royal Nethe... [5461 chars]
News API sources: NewsCatcher & GNews