There is also the imminent danger of disease caused by deforestation. An estimated 60 percent of emerging infectious diseases come from animals, and a major cause of viruses’ jump from wildlife ...

Deforestation occurs when forests are converted—typically through logging, natural disasters, wildfire, and mining—to non-forest uses, often agriculture, logging, road construction, and urban ...

Agriculture is the most common cause of deforestation, with logging, mining and infrastructure projects like road or dam-building also playing a part. Because of the expansion of these industries, ...

SAO PAULO (REUTERS) - Brazil vowed last year to halt deforestation by 2030, yet the number of fires burning in the country's Amazon rainforest hit a 15-year high in June. Burning season began last ...

We want UK Government to end deforestation in our food – so that nobody is buying food that causes the destruction of some of our most amazing places. With vital new laws going through Parliament as ...

We’ve seen fires devastating precious places like the Amazon rainforest. But what are the facts and what are the myths about the destruction of our forests? We’re here to help. While growing demand ...

On 29 June 2023, the EU’s new Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 restricting sale in the EU of products that may cause deforestation or the degradation of forests (EUDR) entered into force. The EUDR is ...

WHAT CAUSES THE FIRES? Unlike wildfires in Europe ... Between August 2020 and July 2021, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon soared 22% to its highest level since 2006, according to the ...

Aug 10 (Reuters) - Brazil vowed last year to halt deforestation by 2030, yet the number of fires burning in the country's Amazon rainforest hit a 15-year high in June. Burning season began last ...