There are signs that policy can make a difference.

In 2025 tropical deforestation fell by more than a third after reaching record levels the previous year. Experts welcomed the data with hope — and caution. Tropical forest loss is still 46% higher ...

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.

Despite a drop in the size of deforested areas, the number of wildfires in the region increased by more than 30 percent.

Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury ...

By May Angel LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - The amount of Ivory Coast cocoa that can be traced back to where it was grown remains at just under half, calling into question how the world's top cocoa grower ...

Researchers examined the combined effects of tree loss and global warming in an effort to better understand how and when an ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — The administration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva frequently touts how it has sharply ...

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Human Rights Watch on Thursday urged the European Commission to revise the text of its anti-deforestation regulation, scheduled for implementation by the end of 2026, after critics condemned the ...

On May 4, the European Commission released a report on the simplification of the EU Deforestation Regulation, claiming a 75% ...

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