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
MP News: Massive Deforestation To Build Power Plant In Singrauli Sparks Public Outrage; Heavy Police Deployed
Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh): A case of massive and allegedly illegal deforestation to set up a private power plant was reported in Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli district, sparking public outage. Villagers gathered together and raised slogans against the ... [1765 chars]
NGO links major chocolate brands to Liberia deforestation
MONROVIA, Liberia — Some of the world's best-known chocolate, from Mars to KitKat, is likely linked to deforestation in Liberia's rainforest despite many brands' claims of sustainability, according to research published by NGO Global Witness Tuesday.... [1871 chars]
Controversy Erupts Over Adani Group's Forest Felling for Coal Mine
The Congress has leveled accusations against the Adani Group, charging them with "procedural short-circuiting" for cutting down forests in Madhya Pradesh's Dhirauli for a coal mining project. This action, they claim, represents a grave "environmental... [810 chars]
RUBBER-Japan futures slip as EU deforestation law delay spurs demand concerns
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Al Gore Venture Gets $200 Million From Firms Including RBC
A venture set up by Al Gore ’s Generation Investment Management has attracted $200 million in new money for a strategy that targets the restoration of land degraded by farming and deforestation.
Just Climate, which was established by Generation in 20... [302 chars]
Report finds Swedish coffee habits surpass beef in Amazon deforestation impact
Even Swedish consumption contributes to the loss of rainforest—and nowadays coffee has overtaken beef as the product affecting deforestation the most. This is shown in a new report from the WWF in which Chalmers has participated, which for the first ... [4581 chars]
Keeping leopards out of the Kumbh: Maharashtra’s unusual battle plan
As the Simhastha Kumbh Mela of 2026-27 draws closer, Maharashtra is caught in an unusual paradox: leopards are wandering into Nashik neighbourhoods as casually as evening walkers, while humans continue venturing deeper into the forests the leopards o... [2844 chars]
From deforestation to fossil fuels: What did countries actually agree on at COP30?
All eyes turned to Belém this weekend as divided nations scrambled to deliver a final deal at a UN climate conference battered by “roaring political headwinds”.
COP30 kicked off with high hopes for a historic outcome, if not solely due to its poignan... [7180 chars]
News API sources: NewsCatcher & GNews