Deforestation

June 27th 2025

Planned EV Battery Plant Is a ‘Death Sentence’ for Uncontacted Indonesian Tribe

Indonesia’s nickel rush threatens the lush forests of Halmahera and the people that still live within them.

Environmental Justice Ellyn Lapointe Jun 27

February 10th 2025

A baby macaque curled up with its mother in Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka. Photo: Hikkaduwa Liyanage Prasantha Vinod / Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Monkey Knocks Out Sri Lanka’s Entire Electrical Grid During Heatwave

How does one monkey shut down power for an entire 22 million-person country?

Tech News Thomas Maxwell Feb 10

January 23rd 2023

Logged Forests May Be Carbon Emitters for Years

A new study looks at how forests that are regrowing trees may still emit carbon up to 10 years after they're first logged.

Conservation Molly Taft Jan 23

January 17th 2023

Brazil’s New President Faces ‘Scorched Earth Scenario’ Left Behind by Bolsonaro

For environmental protections in Brazil, a long rebuilding process lies ahead.

Environmental Justice Joaquim Salles, Grist Jan 17

October 31st 2022

Bolsonaro’s Era of Destruction in Brazil Has Finally Come to an End

The incoming president has promised to end the Amazon land grabs and set new emissions targets.

Environmental Justice Angely Mercado Oct 31

April 15th 2022

Plant Literally Named Extinctus Is Back, Baby

An "extinct" plant was rediscovered in the remnants of Ecuador's cloud forests.

Conservation Ed Cara Apr 15

April 12th 2022

Look at This Stretch of Amazon Rainforest Cleared in a Year

Vast areas of rainforest are being lost each year, and new satellite images show how that looks in just one area of Brazil.

Conservation Angely Mercado Apr 12

February 14th 2022

A Staggering Amount of Amazon Rainforest Disappeared Last Month

Deforestation has increased rapidly under Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, as new satellite data reveals.

Conservation Angely Mercado Feb 14

December 14th 2021

‘Eco-Friendly’ Fabric Is Destroying the Rainforest

A new report shows how a fabric supplier to brands including Adidas, Abercrombie & Fitch, and H&M may be contributing to deforestation.

Conservation Molly Taft Dec 14

October 28th 2021

These 10 UNESCO World Heritage Forests Now Emit Carbon Dioxide

Forests are sequestering more carbon than they emit globally. But a new UNESCO report shows some of the world's most precious forests are turning into emitters.

Conservation Brian Kahn Oct 28

June 9th 2021

Image: © Richard Mosse. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.

These Dream-like Photos of the Amazon Reveal a Hidden Nightmare

Multispectral photography shows damage to the lungs of the planet in haunting detail.

Climate Change Jody Serrano Jun 9

April 26th 2021

Bolsonaro Cuts Brazil’s Amazon Protection Budget Immediately After Promising to Increase It

On Thursday, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro did something weird: He pledged to double his government’s spending to enforce measures to reduce deforestation in the Amazon and stop it altogether by the end of the decade. But lest you think he was turning over a new leaf (sorry), just two days later, he cut the government’s…

Environmental Justice Dharna Noor Apr 26

April 8th 2021

Bolsonaro Oversaw a Connecticut-Sized Chunk of Deforestation in the Amazon Last Year

Last year was a bad one around the world—but especially, it seems, in the Amazon rainforest. Deforestation in the Amazon rocketed up 17% last year, due in large part to increased logging, agriculture, mining, and wildfires, new data published Wednesday shows. The data, put together by the Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project, or MAAP,…

Climate Change Molly Taft Apr 8

March 24th 2021

Deforestation and Palm Oil Plantations Are Fueling a Disease Boom, Study Suggests

New research presents evidence that activities such as deforestation, building palm oil plantations, and even converting grassy areas into new forests are associated with outbreaks of disease, particularly those transmitted by mosquitoes and other vector animals. The researchers behind the study, published Wednesday in Frontiers in Veterinary Science, looked at different sources of data from…

Conservation Ed Cara Mar 24

August 28th 2020

Let’s Check in on the Amazon, and Damn, That’s Not Good

Major fires in the Brazilian Amazon are being set at an unprecedented rate. Between May 28 and Aug. 25, 2020, more than 500 major forest fires blazed across roughly 912,000 acres, new satellite data from the Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project (MAAP) shows. That’s on par with the inferno that’s consumed California this month.…

Conservation Dharna Noor Aug 28

July 24th 2020

Photo: Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute

The Living Ghost Dogs That Haunt the Amazon

Deep in the Amazon rainforest, there are mysterious canines with short ears, pointy noses, and bushy tails that roam the undergrowth. The creatures, which are one of the least studied variety of dogs on the planet, are rarely seen even by scientists who have spent years studying the region. Officially, they’re called short-eared dogs, but…

Earther Dharna Noor Jul 24

June 13th 2020

To Stop Deforestation, Give People Money

Solutions to inequality are often portrayed as being at odds with environmental protection. It doesn’t have to be an either-or choice, though. A new study argues that an Indonesian program to help people out of poverty also saved trees. It shows that sometimes you just need to give people money. Indonesia is a hot spot for…

Earther Dharna Noor Jun 13

June 2nd 2020

The World’s Tree Cover Is Headed in the ‘Wrong Direction’

The world is failing to protect its oldest forests. Even as we need forests to store carbon more than ever, the world lost tree cover last year. According to a new report, a soccer field of forest cover was wiped out every six seconds last year. What’s more, new hotspots are popping up within the…

Conservation Yessenia Funes Jun 2

May 29th 2020

Trees are Getting Shorter and Younger

The world’s collective forests have become shorter and younger overall in the past 50 years, according to a study published in the journal Science on Friday. This means that forests have less capacity to remove carbon from the atmosphere and are less hospitable to the many species that rely on them for shelter. Oh, and…

Earther Dharna Noor May 29

March 16th 2020

Five of the World’s Largest Banks Are Pouring Billions Into the Amazon’s Destruction

These days, investment in planetary destruction is gauche. In recent months, major companies from Amazon to Microsoft have pledged to prioritize sustainability (though their plans to do so have been problematic at best). As environmental activists have targeted financial institutions for their investment in climate-warming activities, those firms have also made commitments to clean up…

Climate Change Dharna Noor Mar 16

Deforestation

Planned EV Battery Plant Is a ‘Death Sentence’ for Uncontacted Indonesian Tribe

Monkey Knocks Out Sri Lanka’s Entire Electrical Grid During Heatwave

Logged Forests May Be Carbon Emitters for Years

Brazil’s New President Faces ‘Scorched Earth Scenario’ Left Behind by Bolsonaro

Bolsonaro’s Era of Destruction in Brazil Has Finally Come to an End

Plant Literally Named Extinctus Is Back, Baby

Look at This Stretch of Amazon Rainforest Cleared in a Year

A Staggering Amount of Amazon Rainforest Disappeared Last Month

‘Eco-Friendly’ Fabric Is Destroying the Rainforest

These 10 UNESCO World Heritage Forests Now Emit Carbon Dioxide

These Dream-like Photos of the Amazon Reveal a Hidden Nightmare

Bolsonaro Cuts Brazil’s Amazon Protection Budget Immediately After Promising to Increase It

Bolsonaro Oversaw a Connecticut-Sized Chunk of Deforestation in the Amazon Last Year

Deforestation and Palm Oil Plantations Are Fueling a Disease Boom, Study Suggests

Let’s Check in on the Amazon, and Damn, That’s Not Good

The Living Ghost Dogs That Haunt the Amazon

To Stop Deforestation, Give People Money

The World’s Tree Cover Is Headed in the ‘Wrong Direction’

Trees are Getting Shorter and Younger

Five of the World’s Largest Banks Are Pouring Billions Into the Amazon’s Destruction

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