Forest loss reached 371 square miles during the period, the second-highest total for May since the current monitoring system ...

Brazil’s environmental goals suffered a major setback in May as deforestation in the Amazon surged 92% compared to the same month last year, according to official monitoring data ...

The previous year, deforestation had already fallen by 11 ... the equivalent of about seven trees per second, the report noted. Further reading: Bishops call authorities in Brazil “arsonists ...

Forests in the Peruvian Amazon aren't growing back after gold mining—not just because the soil is damaged by toxic metals, ...

The agreement on the first-ever UN Strategic Plan for Forests was forged at a special session of the UN Forum on Forests held in January 2017 and provides an ambitious vision for global forests in ...

It’s where birds-of-paradise perform their effervescent courtship displays, tree kangaroos shimmy up ... which have seen extensive development and deforestation. However, experts are ...

PALMYRA — Both Red Land and Palmyra put together seasons to remember. The Patriots matched their regular season win total from 2024 with a 14-4 record. While the Cougars amassed a 12-2 record, a ...

While coca crops remain the primary driver of deforestation — particularly in Meta, Putumayo, and the Naya River region — the report also highlights illegal gold mining as a growing threat.

Trees began to quake ... in villages and embellished with each new “sighting,” and Abong’o says deforestation is the reason why. The Congo Basin—Earth’s second-largest rainforest ...

The data are being used in a $64.1 million lawsuit filed in 2021 by environmental and Indigenous groups that accuse the French retailer of contributing to illegal deforestation. Among the ...

In Brazil, a federal judge has ordered the government to reclaim private land belonging to owners responsible for illegal deforestation or for starting wildfires. Although the new policy can still be ...

The Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan will decide if trees in residential neighborhoods stand a chance. State law mandates at least four housing units on all residential lots — six if ...