BRUSSELS/LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The European Commission said it would propose delaying implementation of a law banning the import of commodities linked to deforestation by a year on Wednesday ...

Most people haven’t heard of the European Union Deforestation Regulation, or EUDR, the bloc’s new law aimed at tackling climate change and halting biodiversity loss, let alone in a remote ...

Companies that have paid to source agricultural produce that complies with the European Union's anti-deforestation law would lose out if the EU decides to delay implementing the legislation by a ...

Ultimately, deforestation risks manifest as regulatory fines, reputational damage, and costly supply chain shocks. In 2024 JBS, the world’s largest meat producer, was fined $64 million for ...

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon dropped by 22.3% in the 12 months through July, government data showed Thursday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made progress on a pledge to rein in ...

The most accurate deforestation calculations are usually released in November. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has pledged “deforestation zero” by 2030. His current term ends in January 2027.

Their habitats are under "constant threat" of deforestation, according to the World Wildlife Fund. Up to 3,000 are killed every year, according to the Orangutan Conservancy.

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon — Earth’s largest rainforest — is on a continued downward trajectory, according to data released today by Brazil’s national space research institute ...

Deforestation in Earth’s largest rainforest decreased by 22% in the year ending July 31, 2023, according to data released on Thursday by Brazil’s National Space Research Institute (INPE). The ...

In the Congo, deforestation could reduce local rainfall by 8%-10% by the end of the century, the study points out. Scientists are also seeing the impact in the Amazon.

While deforestation remains a major concern globally, a study published several years ago offered hope that even forests cut or burned down could regrow almost completely in just a couple decades ...