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 ...

Looking at one graph of population growth and deforestation, the ascending lines follow a strikingly similar trajectory. Since the emergence of agriculture, humans have deliberately set fire to ...

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 is a major man-made source of greenhouse gas emissions, and is especially significant in countries with large tropical forests, including Brazil and Indonesia as well as countries in ...

The European Union is reducing the administrative burden of rules to curb deforestation globally by making it easier for importers to prove they’ve done the necessary paperwork. The European ...

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.

The environment ministry notes that despite the increase in deforestation last year, the 2024 figure is still one of the lowest in the past 23 years. However, experts fear that the increase will ...

Deforestation might feel like something that’s happening far away, in tropical rainforests, but its impacts can affect us all. Ruairi Brogan, who works for a wildlife charity, explains why ...

GENEVA – Nearly a third of fungus species assessed by an international conservation group are at risk of extinction from threats like deforestation and agricultural expansion, the latest Red ...

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 ...