Deforestation harms the planet and humans in many ways. Trees play a major role in the global effort to slow the pace of climate change, preserve wildlife, and support more than eight billion people.
SAO PAULO (AP) — The administration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva frequently touts how it has sharply ...
Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury ...
In 2025 tropical deforestation fell by more than a third after reaching record levels the previous year. Experts welcomed the ...
Researchers examined the combined effects of tree loss and global warming in an effort to better understand how and when an ...
California wildfires have been intensifying for decades. Now researchers are pointing to a grim new reality for the state’s ...
A new investigation claims Italian tanneries owned by LVMH are seeking exemptions to EU deforestation law while importing ...
Climate change makes the southern Amazon's rain increasingly sensitive to deforestation, a new study finds. Clearing large areas of forest can trigger severe and lasting reductions in rainfall ...
A group of middle school students will host an art-based “pop-up shop” this weekend to raise funds to prevent deforestation ...
On 4 May 2026, the European Commission (Commission) presented a package of measures on the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) ...
More than a decade ago, officials in Paraguay expanded a biosphere reserve in the Gran Chaco, hoping to protect more of the ...
Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into degraded forest or savanna-like ecosystems at 1.5–1.9°C of global warming if deforestation increases to roughly 22–28% of the Amazon, ...