US-China trade dispute could fuel farm expansion and deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado savannah and Amazon rainforest.

Gold mining in the Amazon is devastating soil and water; combined with heat, water loss, and topsoil depletion, it's stalling ...

But Africa has the highest rate of forest loss in the world. About 3.9 million hectares of African forest – the size of about ...

In 2024, the world lost almost 6.7 million hectares (16.5 million acres) of primary tropical forest, the fastest rate ever ...

The EU’s landmark anti-deforestation law is under fire for a risk classification system that critics say overlooks illegal ...

The study found that the more rainforests are cleared in tropical countries, the less local farmers will be able to depend on rain for their crops and pastures.

Fires could turn the Amazon rainforest into a desert as human activity and climate change threaten ‘lungs of the world’, ...