Removing trees deprives the forest of portions of its canopy, which blocks the sun’s rays during the day and retains heat at ...
A new report from WWF says there are still considerable discrepancies about how mining-related deforestation is occurring, and why. Most mining-related deforestation is driven by gold and coal. Other ...
Research investigate whether the size and pattern of deforestation matters, suggesting that guiding clearing can mitigate ...
In boardrooms around the world one critical threat remains off the radar as risk managers fixate instead on geopolitical shocks, supply chain disruptions, and inflation. And that rarely prioritized ...
In the past decade, cloud-scale analytics tools have transformed the digital fight against deforestation. Instead of manual reviews of satellite images taking multiple months, land-use change can ...
A new and expansive regulatory regime to tackle global deforestation is being introduced in the EU by the Deforestation Regulation. The Deforestation Regulation entered into force in June 2023 and ...
John Tennyson Afele is affiliated with the African Circularity Economy Research and Policy Network (ACERPiN). He had previously received funding from the International Institute of Tropical ...
Last week, the European Union announced the four countries that would be considered ‘high-risk’ under the EUDR’s benchmarking system - Russia, Belarus, Myanmar, and North Korea. Key commodity ...
Tree clearance in the tropics has two main effects that drive rainfall responses. First, the amount of water that evaporates from vegetation is reduced, decreasing the amount of moisture that enters ...
Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese. Author Timothy J. Killeen is an ...
The Belém Investor Statement on Rainforests has been endorsed by 33 investment firms that in aggregate manage over $3 trillion as of the 20 th of October: it’s open to signatories until November first ...