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
Punjab moves HC to relax blanket ban on tree felling, says scientific forestry not deforestation
Less than a month after the Punjab and Haryana High Court prohibited the cutting of any tree of any species in Punjab without its prior permission, the state government has approached the high court seeking modification or vacation of the December 24... [2577 chars]
Mosquitoes Show a Clear Preference for Human Blood after Deforestation
Mosquitoes are nature’s opportunists. They will eat anything from plant nectar to blood from chickens, rats, alligators, frogs—and, of course, humans. And now a new study finds that when humans encroach on wild places, these insects may develop a spe... [1718 chars]
Grain Traders Under Fire: Unraveling Pledges to Protect Brazil's Forests
Environmental groups are raising concerns as major grain traders withdraw from a vital corporate agreement aimed at preserving Brazil's rainforests. The Amazon Soy Moratorium, established to curb deforestation, was recently dismantled following threa... [803 chars]
Aravali degradation: Encroachments, mining and urban sprawl hit ecology; study flags threat to groundwater, biodiversity
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NEW DELHI: Encroachments, deforestation, illegal mining and expanding urban infrastructure in the Aravali ranges have severely damaged groundwater recharge, biodiversity, air quality and climate regulation, according to a new study. The rese... [2139 chars]
Encroachments and illegal mining severely damaging Aravalli ecosystem, study warns
Encroachments, deforestation, illegal mining and rapid expansion of urban infrastructure in the Aravalli ranges have severely impacted groundwater recharge, biodiversity, air quality and climate regulation, according to a new study.
The report noted ... [3170 chars]
Reviving the Aravalli: A Blueprint for Eco-restoration
The Aravalli ranges are facing significant ecological challenges due to rampant encroachments, deforestation, illegal mining, and the expansion of urban infrastructure, as highlighted by a recent study.
This environmental degradation has led to adver... [502 chars]
Deforestation and economic traps created by flue-cured tobacco in Zimbabwe revealed
A new study into one of the world's most popular tobacco leaf production processes has revealed its particularly damaging harms to the environment and how it impacts farmers' lives in Zimbabwe.
Published today, research by the Tobacco Control Researc... [3890 chars]
Brazil Soy Industry's Exit from Moratorium on Using Amazon Land Could Spur Deforestation
SAO PAULO (AP) — For nearly 20 years, Brazil’s largest soy producers assured buyers that their harvest — the world’s biggest — wasn't grown on land cleared from Amazonian forests. The pledge, known as the soy moratorium, has been widely credited with... [6397 chars]
Brazil soy industry’s exit from moratorium on using Amazon land could spur deforestation
SAO PAULO (AP) — For nearly 20 years, Brazil’s largest soy producers assured buyers that their harvest — the world’s biggest — wasn't grown on land cleared from Amazonian forests. The pledge, known as the soy moratorium, has been widely credited with... [1559 chars]
News API sources: NewsCatcher & GNews