Deforestation can cause catastrophic flooding as well. And scientists see that deforestation has a significant effect on ...

By Maria Brockhaus / Grace Wong / Moira Moeliono For decades, efforts to halt deforestation in the Global South have gained ...

Deforestation might feel like something that’s happening far away, in tropical rainforests, but its impacts can affect us all. Ruairi Brogan, who works for a wildlife charity, explains why ...

The unidentified ailment has sickened 1,300 people and led to more than 50 deaths. Regardless of the cause, experts say ...

But the risks from deforestation go even wider. Trees absorb and store carbon dioxide. If forests are cleared, or even disturbed, they release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Forest loss ...

Boycotting palm oil could therefore cause more deforestation not less. So we need companies to use only sustainable palm oil that respects and safeguards people and nature and should boycott those ...

A new study argues that standard methods for counting emissions are outdated and incorrectly downplay animal agriculture's climate impact ...