The Latest Breaking News from Deforestation

Government sets up national holiday in hope of planting 15bn trees by 2032 to tackle climate crisis and deforestation

A zero deforestation target for agriculture set by Westpac has been described as "enormous" by the conservation movement but condemned by farmers.

According to data analysis by The Associated Press and the Rainforest Investigations Network, a nonprofit reporting consortium, an American company is among the key beef suppliers and distributors contributing to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest

Home to the greatest biodiversity on the planet, the Amazon is also a ticking time bomb for the emergence or resurgence of diseases with pandemic potential. This is because environmental degradation and altered landscapes are important factors in this process, which are exacerbated during periods of extreme drought, such as…

The world is falling behind on commitments to protect and restore forests, according to the recent Forest Declaration Assessment. There is no serious pathway to fixing climate change while forest losses continue at current rates, because global climate targets, sustainable development goals and forest commitments depend on each other.

New research reveals the far-reaching impact of tree-felling on land temperatures, highlighting the urgency for forest conservation.

Research highlights benefits forests bring surrounding regions in terms of cooler air and more rainfall

Leaders from Brazil, Indonesia, Republic of Congo and other countries with the three largest tropical forest basins are meeting to form a coalition to protect tropical forests from deforestation and destruction

Tanya Steele was made a CBE by the King at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.