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.

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell to its lowest level in eight years during the most recent monitoring period, according to new data from the Brazilian Human and Environment Amazon Institute, ...

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

Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into degraded forest or savannah-like ecosystems at 1.5-1.9°C of global warming if deforestation increases to roughly 22-28 percent of the Amazon ...

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January 19 - It’s true: afternoon coffee runs are getting more expensive. Deforestation in Brazil’s coffee-growing region has led to reduced rainfall and soil health, crop drought and lower yields, ...

Despite gains combating deforestation in Brazil's Amazon, forest degradation is a looming threat - Brazil is on track to record its lowest Amazon deforestation rates since 2012 ...

The European Commission has proposed pushing back the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) for another year, to December 2026, citing concerns that its IT system is not yet ready to handle ...

As EU member states debate another delay to the Deforestation Regulation, a recent investigation from Borneo reveals why confusion over compliance could soon cost companies more than reputation. The ...

The change in the South American monsoon could potentially affect weather patterns as far away as the Tibetan Plateau, the statement said.