Deforestation

Professor Herbert Girardet today launches a major new series of essays - Megamorphosis - exclusively with The Ecologist.

Phosphorus exhaustion limits Amazon's growth rate as CO2 rises, making the rainforest less resilient to climate breakdown.

Countries meeting in Copenhagen to assess action needed to deliver commitments made at Cop26 talks in Glasgow last November.

Scientists say this microbial meat alternative is a protein-rich food that can taste and feel like red meat and be as nutritious.

The world’s forests are being destroyed against a background of corruption, illegality and apathy.

Experts fear the Amazon is reaching tipping point, triggering dieback and major impacts for biodiversity and climate breakdown.

Misinformation campaign behind weakening of Amazon protections exposed by scientists.

Majority of influential companies and financial institutions doing little or nothing on deforestation - undermining global climate targets.

Temperature rise driven by climate breakdown and deforestation increasing heat-related deaths in rural communities in Indonesia.

The UK Government should stop British banks funding deforestation.

Indigenous peoples, shifting cultivators and rural women lose out under the UN REDD+ programmes.

Estela Casanto Mauricio, a Peruvian indigenous leader, was killed for her advocacy for the right to live in a healthy environment.

Are Rights of Nature the answer to our ecological crises?

Tropical deforestation is linked to food and animal feed consumed in the EU. We read 1,141 proposals addressing this problem - so you don't have to.

These are just some of the reasons to stop eating animals. Yes, it’s Veganuary once again.

Jag-Wah, the new environmental hero from Greenpeace, comes alive in bold animations to expose the truth about industrial animal farming and rainforest annihilation.

Legislation will ban products that breach local laws to protect natural areas, and businesses that do not conduct due diligence on their supply chain will be fined.

Global heating is contributing to forest fires, and those fires are stoking further heating: a deadly cycle. What can we learn from India's forest survey?

Government launches consultation on legislation to prohibit larger businesses operating in the UK from using products grown on land that was deforested illegally.

Two-thirds of UK public say government should do more to tackle Amazon destruction.

Colombia is the world’s most biodiverse country by area, but its rich forested ecosystems are facing existential threats.

New documentary on indigenous rights and the future of the Amazon launches online.

Worsening fires and deforestation in the Amazon are exacerbating the situation for indigenous people, who are already more vulnerable to Covid-19, scientists say.

Greenpeace is calling on the major food retailer Tesco to halve the amount of meat it sells by 2025 to protect wildlife, the climate and people.