Tropical rainforests are hot and wet ... There are many causes of rainforest deforestation, which leads to loss of habitats, soil erosion, flooding and global warming. International agreements ...

Campaigns that educate people about the destruction caused by rain forest timber and encourage purchasing of sustainable rain forest products could drive demand down enough to slow deforestation ...

The year 2024 saw significant developments in tropical rainforest conservation, deforestation, and degradation. While progress in some regions provided glimmers of hope, systemic challenges and ...

New data from a non-profit reveals that humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforest cover - raising alarm that a key natural buffer against ...

Our last tracts of undisturbed tropical rainforest have to be protected. But it also shows us that ending deforestation isn't enough by itself. Many of the world's surviving rainforests are not in ...

The world’s greatest tropical rainforest has also drawn the interest of carbon traders, but evidence of fraud within some carbon credit projects unearthed by Mongabay highlights the need for ...

In recent years, vast swathes of the rainforest have been razed for cattle pastures, roads and other ventures, laying waste ...