How could Tropical Forest Forever fund proposed at Cop30 tackle deforestation? Scheme aims to raise $125bn to invest in bonds, with returns used to reward tropical countries for conservation The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2025
Agriculture in Brazil: how land-use choices affect biodiversity and the global climate Over the past 50 years, Brazil has emerged as one of the world’s agricultural giants. Becoming a leading global exporter of soybeans, beef, coffee and sugar has significantly boosted its economy and placed the country at the centre of the global food system. This agricultural development, however, has come at a… The Conversation · Nov 6, 2025
‘There is no money’: As carbon markets collapse, what happens to the forests they promised to protect? After it was found most offsets did not represent real carbon reductions, the money dried up. But successful schemes such as Kasigau in Kenya now face a stark future The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2025
Interpol announces a new global fight against illegal deforestation Interpol and partners have launched a global law enforcement effort to fight illegal deforestation in tropical areas The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation falls 11% even as fires surge to record levels Brazil’s government says deforestation in the Amazon fell 11% in the year through July 2025 to its lowest level in nearly a decade, helped by stronger enforcement and monitoring The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025
Hurricane Melissa hit areas vulnerable to landslides because of deforestation Hurricane Melissa pummeled areas of the Caribbean already vulnerable to landslides and flash flooding — made worse by decades of deforestation — with risks likely to continue for days, experts said The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025
Time running out for 'irreplaceable' $95b reef The Great Barrier Reef is an ecological and economic jewel, but a growing body of research shows it will be lost without swift and decisive action. AAP · Oct 27, 2025
How Brazil’s booming coffee industry is driving deforestation As Brazil prepares to host the UN’s climate conference next month, its coffee industry is under growing scrutiny for fuelling massive deforestation – and for threatening the very crop that made the country famous. Radio France Internationale · Oct 26, 2025
Ten years after Paris, the world is still failing to meet its own climate promises, warns report Despite record clean energy investment, coal, deforestation and fossil fuel finance are still rising, warns new report. Euronews · Oct 22, 2025
EU Timber Imports Linked To Deforestation On Indonesia's Borneo: NGOs Timber imports by companies operating in the European Union can be traced to logging on Indonesia's Borneo island, a new report published Tuesday showed, with NGOs calling for the bloc to stop delaying a ban on deforestation-linked products. International Business Times · Oct 21, 2025
Protecting Brazil and Indonesia’s tropical forests requires political will, law enforcement and public pressure The vast tropical forest nations of Brazil and Indonesia are both home to millions of people, including Indigenous communities. They store enormous amounts of carbon to protect our climate and are home to staggering numbers of species found nowhere else in the world. The Conversation · Oct 17, 2025
Which cooking oil is best? Asking how they’re made could tell you more Vegetable oils are everywhere, and almost everyone has an opinion about them. From clever marketing in supermarket aisles to headlines about deforestation, they have become both the heroes and villains of the modern diet. But vegetable oils are vital to our lives and can help to address food insecurity. The Conversation · Oct 16, 2025
Supermarkets warned over animal feed products from deforested land WWF is calling on UK food companies to enhance visibility and traceability for deforestation and land conversion-free sourcing. The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025
Brazilian indigenous chief thanks Charles for shining light on deforestation The Kayapo ethnic leader said to the King in his native language via a translator that he had waited a long time to speak to him. Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2025
Euronews · Oct 14, 2025 ‘Forests are non-negotiable’: World off course to meet 2030 deforestation pledge Global forest loss is 63 per cent off 2030 targets as finance and policy pledges fall behind.
International Business Times · Oct 14, 2025 Global Goal To End Deforestation Nowhere Near Being Met: Experts Deforestation "has not meaningfully declined" despite a global pledge to halt forest destruction, but next month's UN climate summit in the Amazon could mark a turning point, experts said Tuesday.
International Business Times · Oct 13, 2025 Who Is Setting Fire To The Amazon? "Red John" is an old acquaintance of landowners and ranchers in the Brazilian Amazon.
The Conversation · Oct 8, 2025 The alleged British links to mass deforestation and displacement in a conflict few have even heard of UK banks, energy giants and arms exporters are at the heart of one of the world’s least-known human rights and environmental crises, our research has revealed.
Euronews · Oct 8, 2025 As cocoa production in Liberia fosters mass deforestation, campaigners urge Europe to act Cocoa production is fueling illegal deforestation in Liberia, new investigation reveals.
The Conversation · Oct 6, 2025 From beef to timber, a new era of labels will reveal where your shopping comes from Have you noticed more QR codes or country-of-origin labels on the meat at the supermarket or timber decking from the hardware shop? You’re not imagining it.
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025 As Amazon's 'flying rivers' weaken with tree loss, scientists warn of worsening droughts Scientists warn that “flying rivers” — invisible streams of moisture that carry rain from the Atlantic Ocean westward across the Amazon — are weakening as deforestation and climate change advance
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2025 Amazon rainforest trees are getting bigger due to climate crisis, study finds Scientists say the findings should not obscure the devastation wrought by deforestation
The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2025 Big trees in Amazon more climate-resistant than previously believed Forest is ‘remarkably resilient to climate change’, but remains under threat from fires and deforestation
Radio France Internationale · Sep 24, 2025 EU postpones anti-deforestation rules as bloc signs trade deal with Indonesia EU environmental chiefs have announced another one-year delay to plans to tighten up rules on importing products such as soy, beef and cocoa that have been linked to forest destruction.
Euronews · Sep 23, 2025 Commission claims IT glitch forced second delay to EU deforestation rules EU executive blames IT failure for the second delay in implementing the Deforestation Regulation.