Indonesia’s deforestation is once again rising after several years of decline, with 2024 marking the highest rate since 2021.

While growing demand for wood and timber represents a big threat to the world’s forests, in fact the biggest driver of deforestation is agriculture. This means the food we eat is directly causing ...

But soaring demand for the world’s most popular vegetable oil has led to extensive deforestation and loss of wildlife in Indonesia and Malaysia, the biggest producers. This story appears in the ...

Forests have a big influence on rainfall patterns, water and soil quality and flood prevention too. Millions of people rely directly on forests as their home or for making a living. But the risks from ...

The stories are part of Deforestation Inc., an investigation ... B.C. saw by far the biggest decline in tree cover of any province, losing more than 8.5 million hectares — the result of wildfire ...

Recognizing these growing risks, many companies have expressed their support for the EUDR and acknowledged the importance of sector-wide action on deforestation, with many of the largest companies ...

Deforestation is the removal of forests, often to make space for farming of beef, soybean, cocoa, palm oil and timber. Which are all in big demand from countries like the UK. The deforestation of ...