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Forests cover approximately 31 percent of the global land area and provide habitat for the vast majority of the terrestrial plant and animal species known to science. Forests and the biodiversity they contain continue to be under threat from farming and exploitation, much of it illegal.
- Six Countries, One Forest, One Future
An ambitious new conservation programme brings six nations...
- Rebuilding the Ozone Layer
The world’s natural sun shield, which protects humans,...
- Why The Global Fight to Tackle Food Waste Has Only Just Begun
The Food Waste Index Report has shown that household food...
- How The World is Helping to Safeguard Its Oceans and Seas
As carbon dioxide emissions rise, the world’s seas are...
- From Chile to China
In May 2022, global leaders are meeting in Abidjan, Côte...
- From Agreement to Action
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework – adopted...
- Six Countries, One Forest, One Future
13 lip 2021 · Planting trees by the millions and trillions is basking in round-the-world enthusiasm right now. Yet saving the forests we already have ranks higher in priority and in payoff, say a variety of...
19 lis 2021 · Over the past decade 4.7 million hectares of forest were still lost annually - with Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia among the countries worst affected. Why the COP26...
7 paź 2024 · The Global Forest Watch blog uses data to illuminate the state of forests worldwide and tells the stories of people dedicated to protecting them. Read about rainforests, deforestation, fires, sustainable agriculture, forest management and other topics critical to the future of forests.
4 wrz 2021 · Yet, as we fell vast swathes of primary forests around the globe, we are reducing our planet's ability to lock away, or sequester, the harmful gas that is released from burning fossil fuels.
27 cze 2023 · An area of tropical forest the size of Switzerland was lost last year as tree losses surged, according to new research. It means that a political pledge to end deforestation made at COP26 by...
4 kwi 2024 · The Forest Pulse draws on the most recent data and analysis to reveal the latest trends in global forest loss and deforestation. How much forest was lost in 2023? This section of the Forest Pulse is updated annually using annual tree cover loss data to provide a comprehensive overview on where forests have been lost around the world.
