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
'Historic Deforestation' Fears as Amazon Road Paving Gets Go Ahead
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has pledged to pave a controversial road in the Amazon, despite warnings from environmentalists that it could lead to "historic deforestation."
The BR-319 highway, which runs through the rainforest, connec... [4186 chars]
Brazil's Lula pledges to finish paving road that experts say could worsen Amazon deforestation
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Almost 200 people killed last year trying to defend the environment, report finds
At least 196 people were killed last year for defending the environment, with more than a third of killings taking place in Colombia, new figures show.
From campaigners who spoke out against mining projects to Indigenous communities targeted by organ... [3383 chars]
Rizal floods and Masungi: The crisis is here, and we had to act yesterday
I HAVE repeatedly argued that it is inaccurate to blame all kinds of floods on deforestation and forest degradation. When low-lying urban centers are flooded, such may be caused by a high volume of rainfall falling on cement and on land that may have... [6355 chars]
Under a cloud: Doubts linger over Indonesia’s deforestation data
SINGAPORE/JAKARTA – If there is one thing that worries Indonesia’s neighbours, it is choking haze. The felling of forests and slash-and-burn agriculture are often associated with fires and the toxic clouds of smoke that envelop swathes of Indonesia, ... [2205 chars]
Antipolo mayor asks gov't to check primary cause of Rizal floods
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BRIEFING. Antipolo Mayor Casimiro “Jun” Ynares addresses President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during the situation briefing on September 6, 2024 on th... [3546 chars]
Two People Killed By Arrows Of Uncontacted Tribe In Peruvian Amazon
In the second attack in a month, at least two loggers have been killed in the Peruvian Amazon by a threatened uncontacted tribe using bows and arrows.
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The incident occurred near the Pariamanu River in Madre de Dios provinc... [2554 chars]
Do you care if your pension is funding oil companies and weapons makers?
It’s all very well to recycle, eat less red meat and bring your own coffee cup, but if your hard-earned pension savings are fuelling industries that are harming the planet, that’s probably a clash of values.
It’s easy to feel detached from your pensi... [10805 chars]
Devastating Fires Engulf Sugarcane Plantations in Sao Paulo
Four men have been arrested on suspicion of setting fires that have destroyed thousands of hectares of sugarcane plantations in Brazil's northern Sao Paulo state, the government announced on Monday.
Over the weekend, the fires rapidly spread through ... [1255 chars]