Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped to its lowest level since March 2018, according to new data from the Brazilian government. Deforestation for the year to date is down 40% compared to 2023 ...

By Maxwell Radwin Each year, researchers at the University of Maryland’s GLAD Lab in the U.S. develop one of the most ...

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before, according to government satellite data released Wednesday. It’s the largest ...

[(https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2025/05/02210545/founders-briefs-540x90-1.jpg) Satellite alerts suggest deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — From trees felled in protected national parks to massive swaths of jungle razed for palm oil and paper plantations, Indonesia had a 27% uptick in primary forest loss in 2023 ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s banks will be required to verify official satellite deforestation data before approving rural credit beginning on Wednesday in the South American country. Under the new rule, ...

Agriculture plays an indisputable role in driving forest cover change, associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and biodiversity loss. Approximately 90% of global deforestation between 2000 and 2019 ...

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has decreased for the eighth consecutive month, but damage is rising in the cerrado, a tropical woody grassland that’s adjacent to Earth’s largest rainforest.