Across the U.S., ten states are losing forest land faster than ever due to logging, wildfires, and development. From California’s wildfire devastation to Florida’s urban sprawl, these losses threaten ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have discovered important new clues in the mystery of how an ...

To rid the area of lurking criminal gangs, locals cleared vast stretches of tree cover, unaware of the environmental cost.Faridah Ishaq is the sole survivor of the Mokwa flood in her family.Leaning ...

Ultimately, deforestation risks manifest as regulatory fines, reputational damage, and costly supply chain shocks. In 2024 JBS, the world’s largest meat producer, was fined $64 million for ...

Data from Trase, a nonprofit that tracks global supply chains for commodities, show that soy-linked deforestation released 133.4 million U.S. tons of CO₂ in 2022 alone—equivalent to the ...

Colombia has some anti-deforestation legislation, with more awaiting approval. Colombian deforestation increased last year after a 23-year low, largely due to illegal activity, the government says.

Over the course of one decade, deforestation can have the same impact on a community’s access to clean drinking water as a 9 percent decrease in rainfall. This is increasingly an issue as Mexico ...

AI relies on solid data, and that’s tough to come by in areas hit hardest by deforestation. So, it’s not a magic fix, but a start.

The voluntary Pro-Forest Avocado certification came into effect in Michoacán in late August 2024, covering 49,118 orchards spanning 366,000 acres dedicated to avocado exports. This certification will ...