In addition to Brazil, the EU deal should also affect countries like Indonesia, Argentina, Ghana, and Nigeria, as the importation of these products will be prohibited if linked to deforestation ...

America's forests have undergone significant changes over the past several centuries, shaped by deforestation, urbanization, agriculture, and conservation initiatives.

According to INPE's DETER system, deforestation in May 2024 amounted to 501 square kilometers (193 square miles), an area 147 times the size of New York City's Central Park.

Scientists warn the Amazon may be nearing a tipping point of irreversible collapse, threatening the water cycles and agricultural lifelines of South America. Deforestation is no longer just an ...

On a sweltering July afternoon, two large yellow bulldozers dug into the brown soil at the bottom of a lush avocado orchard near the small town of Madero, located in central Mexico’s Michoacan ...

Our findings suggest that there is real potential for drug-related deforestation to negatively affect populations of migratory birds. Many of these species are unusually concentrated in winter in ...

In South America’s remote Chaco, deforestation uproots natural rhythms. Large-scale cattle and soy farming spell devastation for indigenous people in this remote part of Argentina ...

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 66% last month compared to July 2022 and is now at its lowest rate in six years, according to preliminary data released by Brazil’s National ...

Activities associated with cocaine trafficking threaten two-thirds of the most important landscapes in Central America for 196 forest bird species, including 67 migratory species. This is the key ...

As governments try to advance their fight against deforestation, criminals are finding new ways to take down trees for profit. In South America, chemical deforestation is one of the newest ...