Deforestation in the Amazon is making the region hotter and drier, with less rainfall as the forest loses its ability to ...

Deforestation in the Amazon is causing significant regional changes in climate compared to areas with forest cover above 80%. The loss of vegetation leads to an increase in surface temperature, a ...

By Fernanda Wenzel Major soy traders operating in Brazil announced in early January that they would abandon one ofthe world’s ...

When a forest is lost to development, some effects are obvious. Stumps and mud puddles across the landscape, a plowed field or houses a year after that. But deforestation isn't just a loss of trees; ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drone footage captured north of Quito on January 10 shows green areas devoid of trees as ongoing deforestation devastates the ...

Despite a second delay, the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is still on the horizon. Those producing the commodities it covers – which include cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soy, wood, beef ...

FILE - A river borders an area that has been illegally deforested by land-grabbers and cattle farmers in an extractive reserve in Jaci-Parana, Rondonia state, Brazil, July 11, 2023. AGUA CLARA, Brazil ...

Barriers remain, particularly around data; but a joint AFi-CDP report finds 7% of companies assessed have eliminated deforestation from at least one supply chain. In Time for Transparency: ...

Global demand for a handful of agricultural commodities—from your morning coffee to a piece of chocolate—is the single largest driver of deforestation and habitat loss across the planet. As ...

SAO PAULO, March 8 (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 30% in February from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's ...