Cropland borders rainforest in Iguacu National Park in Brazil, which has the most forest loss in a new report chronicling tropical deforestation around the world.
Tropical Forest Loss Slowed in 2017—To the Second Worst Total Ever
Brazil and the Democratic Republic of the Congo lost the most; things improved in Indonesia. Here are five takeaways from a new report.
Imagine looking down on a huge swath of lush forest—but before you can pull out your phone and take a picture, it’s gone.
In tropical regions around the world, tree cover is disappearing that quickly: Every minute of every day over the last two years, a tract the size of 40 football fields was clear-cut or burned to increase production of soy, cattle, palm oil, and wood products.
Despite efforts to reduce tropical deforestation, tree cover loss has nearly doubled over the past 15 years. In 2017, 39 million acres (15.8 million hectares) disappeared — an area close to the size of Washington State — according to new data released Wednesday by the research group World Resources Institute (WRI) at the
