Deforestation

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.

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.

Industrial expansion has resulted in the loss of some 420 million hectares of forest overall since 1990, and the decrease of old-growth primary forest worldwide by over 80 million hectares.

A fundamental sea-change is required in the global approach to tackling deforestation, and it requires a new focus on engendering institutions of cooperation rather than competition.

The story of deforestation is also the story of the globalisation.

Coconut oil production may be more damaging to the environment than palm oil, researchers say.

🌳 An extract from Hendrikus van Hensbergen's forthcoming book for young people: How You Can Save the Planet.

Deforestation-free businesses and finance should be new norm in UK.

Europe's resolve to act against the Bolsonaro government’s environmental crimes appears to be strengthening.

Beef - and soya for beef - for the UK market drives biodiversity collapse, deforestation and other habitat loss. As does chocolate.