Deforestation harms the planet and humans in many ways. Trees play a major role in the global effort to slow the pace of climate change, preserve wildlife, and support more than eight billion people.
During my 2023-24 IIE Rodman C. Rockefeller Centennial Fellowship research in eastern Panama, I walked through my neighbor Johnson’s land (not his real name), discussing the 18 hectares (44 acres) of ...
Political will is among the most important factors in preventing tropical deforestation, according to a group of experts surveyed for a new study — with strong political commitment often arising out ...
Spruce trees threatened by bark beetle infestation grow in a forest during the deployment of the bark beetle task force "Team ZE". The world’s forests are under threat: hundreds of millions of ...
At last year's COP30, Brazil promised to draft a global roadmap to end deforestation, which is set for release by September ...
More goods are expected to flow between the European Union and South American countries, increasing the chance of exports ...
A group of middle school students will host an art-based “pop-up shop” this weekend to raise funds to prevent deforestation ...
Perhaps we can all agree that the state needs to manage our forests better, but certainly not by destroying them at a more rapid rate. It is incomprehensible that anyone would suggest more and faster ...
Deforestation in Africa continues to outpace restoration efforts and is fast approaching a tipping point. To avoid reaching it, delegates at COP30 must adopt a more proactive and comprehensive ...
Will the EU deforestation law be postponed again? Given how events have unfolded this month, this is a question worth asking. The law is set to take effect in December 2025 and is seen as the EU's ...
Members of the House on both sides of the aisle are joining forces to urge President Joe Biden to appeal the European Union’s globally criticized deforestation regulations, which they claim will hurt ...
Further delays and simplification measures related to the EU Deforestation Regulation 2023/1115 (“EUDR”) are once again imminent, following a provisional political agreement on targeted revisions ...