Fact 4: Deforestation isn’t the issue in the U.S. (like it is in tropical areas such as the Amazon). The U.S. has more forestland today than it has in the past 50 years. There are 20% more trees ...

An Indonesian soldier gives a thumbs up as he crosses a rice field on a combine harvester in remote Papua, where a government food security mega-project has raised fears of mass deforestation.

The study found agroforestry has helped reduce deforestation across Southeast Asia by an estimated 250,319 hectares (618,552 acres) per year between 2015 and 2023, lowering emissions and ...

In New Guinea, secondary roads contributed to 22.2 times more forest loss, and in the Brazilian Amazon they led to 305.2 times more deforestation and degradation compared with primary roads.

Deforestation in the Amazon is costing two of Brazil's most important hydro-electric power plants (HPPs) yearly energy generation on par with the electricity consumption of 1.5 million people.

As the deadline for the implementation of the European Union anti deforestation law ... cattle and meat industry is working on the presentation of a pilot traceability and monitoring project ...

Tue, March 25, 2025 Published on Mar. 24, 2025 Published on 2025-03-24T16:33:20+07:00 ndonesia experienced a significant increase in deforestation in 2024, with approximately 175,400 hectares of ...

An Indonesian soldier gives a thumbs up as he crosses a rice field on a combine harvester in remote Papua, where a government food security mega-project has raised fears of mass deforestation.

But environmentalists warn it could become the world’s largest deforestation project, threatening endangered species and Jakarta’s climate commitments. And activists fear the scheme will fuel ...