Deforestation threatens climate, communities and the diversity of life on Earth – Copyright AFP/File Alberto PIZZOLI Many major global firms and financial ...

Tackling deforestation is a critical step towards achieving the Paris climate goals, but 40% of companies reliant on commodities linked to it, and the financial institutions behind them, do not have a ...

Last week, the European Union announced the four countries that would be considered ‘high-risk’ under the EUDR’s benchmarking system - Russia, Belarus, Myanmar, and North Korea. Key commodity ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. More deforestation occurs in years with competitive elections than in non-competitive election years (i.e., those with a single candidate or a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Maria is an energy economist, focussing on the role of business. Clearing the forest destroys for ever the fragile equilibrium of ...

The Ambatovy mine in Madagascar achieved no net forest loss by curbing deforestation in its biodiversity offsets, an analysis in the journal Nature Sustainability concluded. Project developers create ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Official data show Indonesia lost an area of forest two-thirds the size of London in 2021-2022, marking a third straight annual decline. The ...

Many major global firms and financial institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to deforestation do not have any policies in place to protect forests, increasing the risk for catastrophic ...