Deforestation in the Amazon is causing significant regional changes in climate compared to areas with forest cover above 80%. The loss of vegetation leads to an increase in surface temperature, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New data reveals the impressive progress that restoration projects in the Amazon rainforest have made between 2000 and 2010, ...

New research examines the 'revolution' in the study of deforestation brought about by satellites, and analyzing which kinds of policies might limit climate-altering deforestation. Imagine if France, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mary Foley covers ESG & sustainability regulation. To the long list of sustainability-focused regulations now caught in the ...

The report lays out five steps for policymakers and other stakeholders to further harness the power of deforestation and conversion-free policies to meet national and international biodiversity goals.

August was another month of relatively good news for the Amazon rainforest: The rate of deforestation has continued to decline significantly. Earlier this week, Marina Silva, Brazil’s environment ...

April 28 - Forests are essential to life as we know it. They play a vital role as carbon sinks and climate regulators, they are habitats for a wealth of biodiversity, home to 300 million people and ...

In the almost seven years since Colombia signed a peace agreement with FARC, its largest rebel movement, farmers, miners, loggers and armed groups have accelerated deforestation, often in tandem with ...

A new report reveals that the United States imported palm oil, cattle products, soybeans, cocoa, rubber, coffee and corn linked to an area of tropical deforestation the size of Los Angeles between ...

Global demand for a handful of agricultural commodities—from your morning coffee to a piece of chocolate—is the single largest driver of deforestation and habitat loss across the planet. As ...