Global Deforestation
This section is intended to collect data on the current status of global deforestation. This is accomplished through the utilization of APIs, databases, news sources, MapBuilders, and academic journals.
Global forest loss map
Credits: University of Maryland, department of geographical sciences.
Results from time-series analysis of Landsat images characterizing forest extent and change.
Trees are defined as vegetation taller than 5m in height and are expressed as a percentage per output grid cell as ‘2000 Percent Tree Cover’. ‘Forest Cover Loss’ is defined as a stand-replacement disturbance, or a change from a forest to non-forest state, during the period 2000–2019. ‘Forest Cover Gain’ is defined as the inverse of loss, or a non-forest to forest change entirely within the period 2000–2012. ‘Forest Loss Year’ is a disaggregation of total ‘Forest Loss’ to annual time scales.
Reference 2000 and 2019 imagery are median observations from a set of quality assessment-passed growing season observations.
News List
How Mumbai Is Being Engineered Towards Ecological Risk Amid Mega Infra Push And Urban Expansion Plans
The facts are scattered around us. Join them as you would join dots on a paper, and a pattern emerges about Mumbai’s development. It points to a disquieting evaluation which, then, raises critical questions about the future of the city, once Urbs Pri... [6232 chars]
Quote of the Day by Wangari Maathai: “When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and seeds of hope.”
Synopsis
“When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and seeds of hope,” Wangari Maathai’s quote, reflects her lifelong commitment to environmental restoration and social harmony. As a Kenyan activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Maathai fou... [7157 chars]
Clear cut solution: Kingston enacts temporary bylaw to halt deforestation
The City of Kingston is taking swift action to ban the clear cutting of trees within its geographical borders without advance municipal approval, even for agricultural reasons.
Kingston City Council approved a rare temporary bylaw at its Tuesday, Mar... [5351 chars]
Planet Money : NPR
When you come across a book at a yard sale or a bookstore, you might pay more attention to the words between the covers than the physical form of the book itself. But content and the form are both crucial to a book’s success. Each book you pull off t... [1138 chars]
How weaving, glamping and kayak tours are helping to tackle deforestation in Argentina’s Gran Chaco
Jorge Luna stands in a piece of Argentina’s Gran Chaco forest that he calls his own. Birds sing as he surveys skyscraping molle trees, known as pepper trees, palo santo and algarrobo, or carob trees. “It’s good wood,” says Luna, 55. “I was about to c... [5970 chars]
Beef production drives 40% of agriculture-linked forest destruction, Brazil leads
NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) - Beef production is the leading driver of agriculture-linked deforestation, accounting for 40% of all forest clearing done to open space for food production, according to details of a study released on Tuesday.
Brazil,... [1930 chars]
Yumeya Metal Wood Grain Restaurant Chairs Protect European Furniture Importers From 4% EUDR Revenue Fines Through Zero Deforestation Innovation
HESHAN, China, March 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The global furniture supply chain is entering a period of enforced transparency that many European importers are currently ill-prepared to handle. As the 2026 implementation of the European Union Deforest... [5143 chars]
The silver lining in Europe's deforestation law delay: A chance to build fairer supply chains
When you reach for a "palm-oil-free" label at the supermarket, you likely feel you're doing your part to save orangutans and protect biodiversity. However, the reality behind that label is more complex than it appears.
Our work with the IUCN Oil Crop... [5672 chars]
WTO market access panel adopts outcome-tracking mechanism for trade concerns
The World Trade Organisation has adopted a new decision to make its Committee on Market Access (CMA) more outcome-driven, introducing a structured system to track the resolution of trade concerns raised by member countries.
Thirty-three trade concern... [2103 chars]
Nagaland forest minister calls for community engagement, stricter measures to safeguard biodiversity
Kohima, Mar 19 (PTI) Nagaland Forest Minister C L John on Thursday called for urgent action to address the rising human–elephant conflict and deforestation, as he stressed the need for stronger community engagement and stricter enforcement measures t... [2024 chars]
News API sources: NewsCatcher & GNews