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
Colombia: Forest loss was slightly up in ’25
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombia's government said nationwide deforestation increased slightly in 2025 but that it had still surpassed its four-year target to reduce forest loss under President Gustavo Petro, with pressure on the Amazon remaining largely... [3818 chars]
Colombia's 2025 forest loss hits two-decade low, government says
BOGOTA, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Colombia recorded its lowest deforestation levels in two decades between 2022 and 2025, with forest loss in 2025 falling to 119,483 hectares (295,249 acres), the Environment Ministry and the country's Institute of Hydrolog... [354 chars]
Colombia’s deforestation rises slightly as Amazon forest loss holds steady
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government said nationwide deforestation increased slightly in 2025 but that it had still surpassed its four-year target to reduce forest loss under President Gustavo Petro, with pressure on the Amazon remaining lar... [4282 chars]
Colombia's deforestation rises slightly as Amazon forest loss holds steady
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government said nationwide deforestation increased slightly in 2025 but that it had still surpassed its four-year target to reduce forest loss under President Gustavo Petro, with pressure on the Amazon remaining lar... [3752 chars]
Colombia's deforestation rises 5% in 2025, Amazon pressure persists
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government said nationwide deforestation increased slightly in 2025 but that it had still surpassed its four-year target to reduce forest loss under President Gustavo Petro, with pressure on the Amazon remaining lar... [3877 chars]
Assam floods revive questions over ignored warning on riverbank mining
Guwahati: More than four years before the Dikhow River unleashed devastating floods in Assam’s Sivasagar district, the state’s water resources department had warned that indiscriminate sand and stone excavation along its banks could alter the river’s... [4383 chars]
Why Assam remains one of India’s most flood-prone states
Assam is witnessing one of its worst floods in recent years. At least 80 people have died, lakhs have been affected, and extensive damage has been caused to homes, roads, bridges and farmland. Thick layers of silt have buried houses, vehicles and liv... [5181 chars]
Logging is the biggest cause of disappering forests, but this protected forest allows people to cut tree and yet has 0% deforestation: How Guatemala system is producing the opposite result
Maya Biosphere Reserve covers about 2.1 million hectares in Guatemala's northern PetEn province
Logging is one of the biggest reasons forests are disappearing. When trees are cut faster than they can grow back, wildlife loses its habitat, and local c... [7516 chars]
Brazil uses forensic science to trace gold’s origin and tackle illegal mining in the Amazon
BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil is using forensic science to tackle illegal gold mining in the Amazon, a top threat to the rainforest, Indigenous groups and other communities there that has accelerated deforestation and driven mercury contamination to dang... [6563 chars]
News API sources: NewsCatcher & GNews