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Key victories on EU deforestation law, but challenges remain
25.07.2022 The planned EU legislation on deforestation-free supply chains has completed two significant steps on its way to becoming law
UK Environment Act’s effectiveness in tackling global forest loss at risk
30.05.2022 Analyses show exemptions would create dangerous loopholes
The decline of monarch butterflies in Mexico shows need for greater forest protections
01.04.2020 Deforestation is a possible contributing factor to the drop
Record forest fires are fanning the flames of Nicaragua’s deforestation crisis
18.12.2019 Weak governance and an expanding export-oriented agribusiness model fuel outbreak
“Every import is marked with our blood”: Brazil’s indigenous leaders protest in London
15.11.2019 Brazil’s indigenous leaders protest in London urging EU to ban purchases of deforestation-linked goods
Ricardo Galvão: “Bolsonaro gives green light to illegal deforesters”
10.10.2019 Sacked INPE chief tells Earthsight he thinks an ‘internal fight’ over agribusiness expansion will soon engulf Brazil’s congress
New York Declaration to halve global forest loss ‘impossible’ to achieve by 2020
19.09.2019 Another voluntary initiative to halt deforestation is set to fail as NYDF says its 200 members need to ‘dramatically escalate action’ in deforestation fight
Brazil senators and NGOs attempt to oust environment minister for failing to protect Amazon
23.08.2019 Opposition politicians submit impeachment request, while 50 civil society groups call for investigation into Ricardo Salles for improper conduct and ‘paralysing’ environmental action
Tropical Forest Alliance supports EU regulation on ‘deforestation-laced’ commodities
08.08.2019 Head of industry-backed anti-deforestation grouping backs EU due diligence regulation for agri-commodities
Activists face deadly risks in protecting lands from global agribusiness
07.08.2019 Global Witness report documents dangers for world’s land defenders as 164 activists murdered in 2018 with almost 20 per cent of killings linked to commodity-driven cultivation disputes
