Deforestation is having a more devastating effect on the Amazon rainforest than earlier data suggested. While cutting down ...

New satellite data documents the loss of vegetation in all types of ecosystems, not just tropical rainforests, around the world. The OPERA DIST-ALERT was developed by the makers of popular forest ...

As humans change the environment around us, those changes are coming with surprising consequences, some of which are evident in rainforests around the world. Deforestation is destroying their local ...

Cyclone Senyar hit South and Southeast Asian countries in late November. In Indonesia, the island of Sumatra, especially its northern parts, took the worst hit. The storm set off flash floods and ...

A new study has uncovered that forest loss is changing weather patterns in the world's three largest remaining tropical rainforests. The study, published in the journal Nature last month, found that ...

New regulation proposed by the European Commission aims to reduce the import of commodities that cause deforestation and forest degradation abroad. But according to a report commissioned by the EU ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--South America is one of the most critical regions for biodiversity and vital to feeding the world. To protect South America’s natural ecosystem, Cargill is announcing an ...

Tropical rainforests represent one of our planet’s most critical natural assets in the fight against climate change, storing approximately 25% of all terrestrial carbon despite covering just 6% of ...

A new WWF report, "Extracted Forests: Unearthing the role of mining-related deforestation as a driver of global deforestation", sheds light on how the impacts of mining, currently the fourth largest ...

In a new report, 'Seeing the forest for the trees - a practical guide for financial institutions to take action against deforestation and conversion risks', WWF highlights the risks posed to financial ...