According to MapBiomas, the number of deforestation alerts identified there increased by 2,500% between 2019 and 2022, a year in which 140,000 hectares (346,000 acres) of native vegetation were cut down.

Source: https://southafricatoday.net/environment/a-community-led-strategy-to-save-brazils-dry-forests-from-desertification/

A critical arena in the fight against deforestation will be the AMACRO zone, a 180,000-square-mile region in northwestern Brazil (the name is taken from the states it covers: Amazonas, Acre and Rondônia).

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/31/opinion/brazil-elections-amazon-rainforest.html

Albay province is grappling with environmental challenges like irresponsible quarrying, deforestation, ever-expanding fish pens, and potential mining-related pollution.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/09/10/manila-archdiocese-divests-fromcoal-other-destructive-businesses/

Approximately 20% of the world’s remaining tropical forests are found in countries like Guyana, which have high forest cover and very low deforestation rates.

Source: https://guyanatimesgy.com/forests-and-health/

As it opened, he asked those nations to resume cooperation and agree on common policies to tackle deforestation and illegal mining.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-66435166?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

As the world's largest producer of natural rubber - supplying more than a third of global stocks in 2021 - Thailand's policies have stimulated massive deforestation, plummeting biodiversity and soaring soil erosion.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sustainability/thai-farmers-tap-sustainable-rubber-industry-3295396?cid=cna_flip_070214

Avoiding global deforestation was one of the major commitments made at the COP26 Climate Summit, where more than 130 countries, including Guyana, pledged to end deforestation by 2030.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4572333-hess-corporation-hes-q4-2022-earnings-call-transcript?source=feed_all_articles

Avoiding global deforestation was one of the major commitments made at the COP26 Climate Summit, where more than 130 countries, including Guyana, pledged to end deforestation by 2030.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4572333-hess-corporation-hes-q4-2022-earnings-call-transcript?source=feed_all_articles

Brazilian Amazon deforestation fell 22.3 percent in the year through July, hitting a five-year low, officials said Thursday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government fights to curb destruction of the world's biggest rainforest.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-11-deforestation-brazilian-amazon-year.html

But deforestation remains a huge problem.

Source: https://grist.org/climate/tropical-forest-loss-sped-up-in-2022-despite-global-pledge-to-halt-deforestation/

But many of these species are threatened with extinction due to human influences such as hunting, deforestation, and climate change.

Source: https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/national/23241476.extinctions-may-threaten-madagascars-biodiversity-23-million-years/?ref=rss

But the accord did not resolve tensions over some of the thorniest issues affecting the region, such as a unified approach to deforestation and whether to limit fossil fuel extraction in the delicate ecosystem.

Source: https://grist.org/international/summit-to-save-the-amazon-from-the-point-of-no-return-yields-mixed-results/

But what if there was a cooking oil that didn’t drive deforestation?

Source: https://grist.org/food/cooking-oil-deforestation-startup-sugarcane-solution/

Canada is also a signatory to the Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forests and Land Use that commits to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by 2030.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/around-ontario/beyond-local-scientists-call-on-canada-to-adopt-ecologically-minded-forest-degradation-definition-7815869

"Canada’s forest sector and its workers support the importance of global pledges to advance climate action, halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation, and promote sustainable sourcing," read the statement.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/around-ontario/beyond-local-scientists-call-on-canada-to-adopt-ecologically-minded-forest-degradation-definition-7815869

Carlos Nobre: Several researchers like Luciana Gatti and I believe that if we are successful in the Paris Agreement, if we reach zero deforestation and quickly rebuild the secondary forest in this area of southern Amazon, the forest will remain there.

Source: https://southafricatoday.net/environment/climatologist-carlos-nobres-dream-of-an-amazon-institute-of-technology/

During this time, in stark contrast to Bolsonaro’s tenure, deforestation in the Amazon fell by a historic.

Source: https://gizmodo.com/brazil-s-new-president-faces-scorched-earth-scenario-1849995333

First and foremost, illegal deforestation must end, starting with protecting undesignated public lands.

Source: https://southafricatoday.net/environment/amazon-recovery-offers-hope-of-big-rewards-but-poses-equally-big-challenges/

For them, the program fails to address the true drivers of climate change, such as the extraction and burning of fossil fuels, agribusiness, and deforestation, which threaten the environment and their livelihoods.

Source: https://grist.org/global-indigenous-affairs-desk/in-the-ecuadorian-amazon-oil-threatens-decades-of-indigenous-led-conservation/

Gully erosion is a significant environmental problem in Nigeria, often exacerbated by poor land management practices and deforestation.

Source: https://www.yohaig.ng/naija-news/environment/zamfara-allocates-n1-3-billion-for-erosion-control-initiatives/