17 July 2023
Bolivia accounts for 9 per cent of all primary forest lost across the globe, and conservationists fear deforestation will only increase due to the government’s desire to expand agricultural production
4 July 2023
Sustainability researchers have serious doubts about whether the EU’s new regulation will succeed in stopping deforestation
20 June 2023
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has made progress towards halting the illegal destruction of Amazon rainforest, but political opposition and the incoming El Niño will bring further challenges
10 March 2023
A skin and hair product that uses a yeast oil with properties similar to palm oil aims to help reduce deforestation tied to palm oil production
1 March 2023
Satellite data shows rainfall in tropical regions across the globe has declined in deforested areas in line with what climate models have been predicting
9 December 2022
The loss of pristine forest is estimated to be increasing by around 170 per cent annually in Venezuela - an even faster rate than Brazil - as a result of a state-sanctioned boom in gold mining
16 November 2022
Brazil’s incoming president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva vowed to reverse the environmentally damaging policies of his predecessor in a speech at the UN climate meeting
26 September 2022
The forests of the Maya Biosphere Reserve are growing rather than shrinking, because of a community-led conservation programme
10 May 2022
The area cleared almost doubled year-on-year, from 579 square kilometres in April 2021 to 1012 square kilometres last month
4 May 2022
Even a modest shift from ruminant meat to microbial proteins could cut deforestation and carbon emissions 56 per cent by 2050
