deforestation

Africa’s Unexpected Natural Forest Regrowth Raises Climate Hope

New research on forests has revealed a surprising trend. While large parts of Africa are losing forest cover, some areas are showing signs of natural regrowth without large-scale tree planting, which is a climate hope for the continent. The findings...

Half of the World’s Indigenous Tribes Could Vanish by 2035

For centuries, indigenous tribes have lived off the grid as hunters and forest guardians, choosing preservation over exploitation. Now, a new Survival International report warns that their silence could soon become permanent. Without urgent global protection, half of the world’s...

Brazil’s Amazon Nears Tipping Point After Losing Forest Area the Size of Spain

Brazil's Amazon has lost forest area cover equivalent to the size of Spain over the past four decades, raising concerns among scientists regarding the region nearing an irreversible tipping point. Monitoring data released Monday by MapBiomas revealed that between 1985...

Brazil Cuts Acres of Amazon Trees to Build Road for Climate Summit

A new four-lane road is being built by cutting down thousands of protected Amazon rainforest acres for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém. The road aims to ease traffic in the city, which is expected...

Deforestation Has Cost Amazon Rainforest an Area Roughly the Size of Colombia in 40 Years

Deforestation has resulted in the loss of more than 85 million hectares of land in the Amazon Rainforest. This is nearly the size of Colombia. The Amazon Rainforest is arguably the world's largest and most significant rainforest. It spans nine...

A Rare New Plant Species Defies Deforestation in Ecuador

Botanists discovered a new plant called Amalophyllon miraculum in a small part of a forest in northwestern Ecuador. Clark, a botanist from Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Florida, and his team found the rare tree while driving near Santo Domingo...

Chalkidiki Pro-Mining Mayor Loses Ballot

An all-night vote count local elections in the Aristotelis municipality of Chalkidiki ended on Monday morning with Giannis Michos getting a slim majority over Christos Pachtas. A member of the Skouries Movement, Michos collected 8,031 votes with 51.79% over mayor Pachtas,...