Deforestation harms the planet and humans in many ways. Trees play a major role in the global effort to slow the pace of climate change, preserve wildlife, and support more than eight billion people.

We are writing to you on behalf of all the animals affected by the devastating act of deforestation. Deforestation is something that has impacted multiple countries around the world since the 1960s.

New research suggests that the loss of forest habitat increases contact between humans and nonhuman primates — and therefore the transmission of diseases from animals to humans, as with coronavirus ...

A new study states that the combination of global warming and extreme heat events, alongside the continued expansion of deforestation in the world, may be devastating for many species of animals, ...

Agriculture is the foundation of human civilization and a prime example of our impact on Earth. Almost 40% of our planet's ice-free land surface, most of which was previously forested, is now ...

Recent studies highlight a troubling trend in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. Researchers say the region is losing thousands of ...

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Maria Gorete, who just began ranching three years ago, is doing something new with her 76 head of cattle in the Brazilian countryside near the town of Novo Repartimento. She’s ...

Researchers examined the combined effects of tree loss and global warming in an effort to better understand how and when an ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Deforestation surged in Brazil’s Cerrado, a vast tropical savanna region, by nearly 45% in 2023 compared to 2022, according to full-December data released Friday by the ...

Deforestation within a pulpwood concession that overlaps with key orangutan habitat in Indonesian Borneo has escalated in recent months. Concession holder PT Mayawana Persada cleared 14,000 hectares ...

Massive deforestation not only paves the way for poachers but also threatens the genetic diversity of wildlife.