The looming compliance date for the EU Deforestation Regulation is a concern for many companies. However, the European ...

Half of the worlds forests were destroyed during the 20th century, with three regions mainly affected: South America, West Africa and Southeast Asia. The situation has worsened to the point that, in ...

Industrial plantations of trees to make paper and wood pellets are causing widespread and persistent environmental and social ...

Backing many of these efforts to slow deforestation is the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force, which California’s then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger helped launch in 2008. It is the world’s only ...

The island of New Guinea is famed for its eye-popping diversity of plants, animals and human cultures. Estimated to host ...

A new WRI report finds deforestation in 2024, driven by fires, has nearly doubled compared to 2023, underscoring urgent calls ...

"Sometimes, by the time we receive information from remote areas, the damage has already become massive and widespread." New ...

“These commodities are also driving more and more deforestation, and including them in our assessments now will help push companies to act now before they become larger global drivers of forest ...

The European Union is reducing the administrative burden of rules to curb deforestation globally by making it easier for importers to prove they’ve done the necessary paperwork. The European ...

The week before, Santarém had registered at 581 ... the leading engines of deforestation across Brazil. According to a January report, in recent years, deforestation due to soy production has ...

The regulation will now be signed and published in the Official Journal of the EU, so that it can enter into force before the end of the year. The deforestation regulation was adopted in 2023. The ...

It will then be formally adopted by both institutions and will be published in the Official Journal of the EU, so that it can enter into force before the application date of the current regulation (30 ...