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Deforestation is the cutting down and removal of natural forests. It’s one of the biggest threats to wildlife, the natural world and the climate. Here are some key facts about deforestation in forests like the Amazon.
At least 50 million hectares of forest – an area twice the size of the UK – is set to have been destroyed for commodities during 10 years of corporate commitments to end deforestation, according to a new Greenpeace International report
SAO PAULO – Annual deforestation data (PRODES) released in Brazil at 1800hrs (GMT-3) today shows the highest rate of deforestation in the Amazon since 2008 with 11,088km2 deforested between August 2019 and July 2020. [1] …
Soya in the meat and dairy supply chains of UK supermarkets could be contributing to illegal deforestation in the Amazon, an investigation by Unearthed, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and Ecostorm has revealed. The findings undermine claims by some global meatpackers,…
Brazilian Space Agency INPE estimates that 430 km² of forest were cleared in just one month New Data from the Brazilian Space Agency INPE’s DETER-B deforestation monitoring system registered the highest rate of deforestation for the month of January…
São Paulo, Aug 6, 2021 – Official data published today by the Brazilian Space Research Institute (INPE), detected deforestation alerts across an area of the Amazon rainforest over five and a half times the size of London in the last 12 months. …
São Paulo, November 18 – Amazon deforestation from August 2018 to July 2019 is up 30% compared with the same period in 2017/18 according to official data released today [1] by the Brazilian Space Research Institute (INPE). Despite the data period ending just before this year’s fires were at their height, deforestation…
Area five times the size of New York City cleared in the first half of 2022
Don’t be fooled by Tesco’s social media ads – their industrial meat is fuelling the destruction of the Amazon.
Official data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research released today warns of a deforested area in the Amazon of 796km² between October 1st and 29th – more than 4.5 times larger than the city of Glasgow. On average, there was an increase…
Greenpeace calls on supermarkets to set meat-reduction targets
Through high-tech forest monitoring and persistent legal action against invasions, the Karipuna Indigenous People are beginning to win the fight against deforestation in their Amazon lands. Here’s their remarkable story.
An area almost twice the size of New York City was deforested in September alone - more than any other September on record
Commenting on Defra’s proposals for new legislation to curb deforestation and clean up the UK’s food supply chains, Elena Polisano, forests campaigner at Greenpeace UK, said: “Defra’s proposals to make it ‘illegal for larger businesses to use products unless they comply with local laws to protect natural areas’…
São Paulo, May 7, 2021 – Rainforest destruction in the Brazilian Amazon has hit a new record high for the month of April, according to the latest government data. Figures from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE), released today,…