TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Deforestation not only triggers an environmental crisis but also poses a serious threat to human health. The permanent loss of forest cover has been shown to increase mosquito ...

The production of food continues to eat its way into the world’s tropical forests. Agricultural expansion drives nearly 90% of global deforestation, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization ...

(Brussels, May 31, 2024) – The European Commission should include independent civil society groups in ongoing key talks with Malaysia and Indonesia over its anti-deforestation rules, a delegation of ...

(Brussels) - The European Parliament should reject proposed amendments to the European Union’s Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR), Human Rights Watch said today. The regulation requires ...

Rice, maize, and cassava crops cumulatively account for approximately 11% of total global deforestation—exceeding that of ...

Anthropological perspectives on the causes, consequences, and solutions of deforestation / Leslie E. Sponsel, Robert C. Bailey, and Thomas N. Headland -- Role of deforestation in the collapse of the ...

Jonathan Waters receives funding from the RSNZ Marsden Fund. Graham McCulloch receives funding from the RSNZ Marsden Fund As we continue to change the planet, scientists are worried we might also be ...

Even Swedish consumption contributes to the loss of rainforest—and nowadays coffee has overtaken beef as the product affecting deforestation the most. This is shown in a new report from the WWF in ...

Major coffee companies and industry groups attempted to weaken the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), delaying its implementation until 2025 despite its goal of curbing deforestation and human rights ...

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