The Latest Breaking News from Deforestation

Brazil’s government says deforestation in the Amazon fell 11% in the year through July 2025 to its lowest level in nearly a decade, helped by stronger enforcement and monitoring

Hurricane Melissa pummeled areas of the Caribbean already vulnerable to landslides and flash flooding — made worse by decades of deforestation — with risks likely to continue for days, experts said

The vast tropical forest nations of Brazil and Indonesia are both home to millions of people, including Indigenous communities. They store enormous amounts of carbon to protect our climate and are home to staggering numbers of species found nowhere else in the world.

Vegetable oils are everywhere, and almost everyone has an opinion about them. From clever marketing in supermarket aisles to headlines about deforestation, they have become both the heroes and villains of the modern diet. But vegetable oils are vital to our lives and can help to address food insecurity.

WWF is calling on UK food companies to enhance visibility and traceability for deforestation and land conversion-free sourcing.

The Kayapo ethnic leader said to the King in his native language via a translator that he had waited a long time to speak to him.

Global forest loss is 63 per cent off 2030 targets as finance and policy pledges fall behind.

Deforestation "has not meaningfully declined" despite a global pledge to halt forest destruction, but next month's UN climate summit in the Amazon could mark a turning point, experts said Tuesday.

"Red John" is an old acquaintance of landowners and ranchers in the Brazilian Amazon.