Forests Archives https://www.climatechangenews.com/tag/forests/ Climate change news, analysis, commentary, video and podcasts focused on developments in global climate politics Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:55:19 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.climatechangenews.com/wp-content/files/2025/02/cropped-site-icon-120x120.png Forests Archives https://www.climatechangenews.com/tag/forests/ 32 32 Fossil Free Zones can be on-ramps to the clean energy transition https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/04/15/fossil-free-zones-can-be-on-ramps-to-the-clean-energy-transition/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/04/15/fossil-free-zones-can-be-on-ramps-to-the-clean-energy-transition/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:01:26 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=84721 Oil and gas blocks overlap with a fifth of forests in the Amazon, Congo Basin and SE Asia - policies are needed to transition away from fossil fuels and halt deforestation together

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/03/20/cop30-rainforest-fund-unlikely-to-make-first-payments-until-2028/feed/ 0 Deep in the Amazon, forest protection cash must vie with glitter of illegal gold https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/12/08/deep-in-the-amazon-forest-protection-cash-must-vie-with-glitter-of-illegal-gold/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/12/08/deep-in-the-amazon-forest-protection-cash-must-vie-with-glitter-of-illegal-gold/#respond Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:01:52 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=80466 The TFFF fund launched at COP30 aims to pay communities to protect the rainforest, but will it be enough? On French Guiana's border with Brazil, the profits to be had from mining are far higher

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/12/08/deep-in-the-amazon-forest-protection-cash-must-vie-with-glitter-of-illegal-gold/feed/ 0 Europe must defend its deforestation law – for forests, business and its reputation https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/12/01/europe-must-defend-its-deforestation-law-for-forests-business-and-its-reputation/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/12/01/europe-must-defend-its-deforestation-law-for-forests-business-and-its-reputation/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:13:04 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=80237 Constant weakening and delays to the landmark EU regulation pose a threat to rainforests and erode Europe’s credibility as a stable, predictable market

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/24/brazil-pledges-1bn-in-first-contribution-to-cop30-rainforest-fund/feed/ 0 Amazon nations pledge support for Brazil’s COP30 rainforest fund https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/23/amazon-nations-pledge-support-for-brazils-cop30-rainforest-fund/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/23/amazon-nations-pledge-support-for-brazils-cop30-rainforest-fund/#respond Sat, 23 Aug 2025 15:12:47 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=74380 In a joint declaration issued at the Amazon summit, eight South American nations pledged to support Brazil's Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF)

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/23/amazon-nations-pledge-support-for-brazils-cop30-rainforest-fund/feed/ 0 Brazil’s new funding initiative can help bring rainforests back from the brink – if done right https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/06/05/brazils-new-funding-plan-can-help-bring-rainforests-back-from-the-brink/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/06/05/brazils-new-funding-plan-can-help-bring-rainforests-back-from-the-brink/#respond Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:28:55 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=71467 With the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, Global South countries are showing a path for a livable - and financially sustainable - future

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]]> Guyana’s carbon-credit deal to protect forests undermines its forest protectors  https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/10/03/guyanas-carbon-credit-deal-to-protect-forests-undermines-forest-protectors/ Thu, 03 Oct 2024 13:31:27 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=53286 Guyana’s Indigenous communities are under siege from all sides - including an opaque carbon-offsetting scheme agreed by the government on our lands

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]]> Right-wing pushback on EU’s green laws misjudges rural views  https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/06/05/right-wing-pushback-on-eus-green-laws-misjudges-rural-views/ Wed, 05 Jun 2024 19:40:41 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=51556 Populist and far-right parties are wooing rural voters in the EU elections by exploiting a backlash against green policies – but new research suggests it may not work 

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]]> As donors dither, Indigenous funds seek to decolonise green finance   https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/04/17/as-donors-dither-indigenous-funds-seek-to-decolonise-green-finance/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:44:52 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=50677 Tired of waiting for donor dollars for climate and nature protection to trickle down, Indigenous rights groups are creating new funds to do things differently

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]]> Nigeria’s path to net zero should be fully lined with trees – and fairness https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/04/05/nigerias-path-to-net-zero-should-be-fully-lined-with-trees-and-fairness/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 13:46:36 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=50486 To meet its pledge of net zero by 2060, Nigeria needs to rein in emissions from deforestation and land use, which equal those from the oil and gas sector

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]]> Paraguay’s carbon deal with Singapore beset by lobbying, lax rules https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/03/14/paraguay-singapore-deal-beset-by-lobbying-and-lax-rules/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:11:36 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=50071 UN rules governing bilateral carbon offsetting between governments have yet to be agreed but deals are being done, raising concerns about integrity

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]]> Witness bribing minister’s family own Congolese carbon credit company https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/01/11/witness-bribing-ministers-family-own-congolese-carbon-credit-company/ Thu, 11 Jan 2024 11:15:31 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=49739 The minister Jean-Pierre Bemba bribed witnesses in his war crimes trial and holds power over the environment minister Eve Bazaiba

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]]> Amazon nations fail to agree on deforestation goal at summit https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/08/09/amazon-nations-fail-to-agree-on-deforestation-goal-at-summit/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 00:20:30 +0000 https://climatechangenews.com/?p=49029 Eight South American nations agreed on a list of joint actions to protect the Amazon rainforest, but failed to mention a long-awaited target to halt deforestation.

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]]> Verra’s revamped forest offset programme comes under fire https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/05/04/verras-revamped-forest-offset-programme-comes-under-fire/ Thu, 04 May 2023 15:15:55 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=48474 Verra picked a controversial carbon credit verifier to review its new forest offset rules and critics say the changes don't fix the problem

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]]> China and Brazil to cooperate in stopping illegal trade fueling deforestation https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/04/14/china-and-brazil-to-cooperate-in-stopping-illegal-trade-fueling-deforestation/ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:45:27 +0000 https://climatechangenews.com/?p=48404 Brazil's president, Lula da Silva, met with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping in China and announced new collaborations to control illegal deforestation.

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]]> EU agrees law to crack down on deforestation in supply chains https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/12/07/eu-agrees-law-to-crack-down-on-deforestation-in-supply-chains/ Wed, 07 Dec 2022 12:23:16 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=47729 The EU deforestation law aims to stop imports of products if their producers have cut down trees to grow them

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]]> Kenyan forest communities sidelined as government misses two billion tree target https://www.climatechangenews.com/2021/11/26/kenyan-forest-communities-sidelined-government-misses-two-billion-tree-target/ Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:55:13 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=45458 Community groups say they are willing to restore forests but have been ignored by government and rely on international non-profits for funding

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]]> Countries failing to protect forests, 7 years after New York declaration https://www.climatechangenews.com/2021/10/12/countries-failing-protect-forests-7-years-new-york-declaration/ Tue, 12 Oct 2021 05:00:19 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=45008 Of the 32 biggest forest nations, only India has set an ambitious tree planting target and others are falling far short, according to analysis of their latest climate pledges

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]]> Indigenous lands, protected areas limit Amazon’s carbon emissions https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/01/27/indigenous-lands-protected-areas-limit-amazons-carbon-emissions/ Mon, 27 Jan 2020 20:00:32 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=41174 Greater international support for indigenous land rights and livelihoods is a cost-effective way to limit climate change, PNAS study

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]]> ‘Norway cannot stop deforestation alone’, says environment minister https://www.climatechangenews.com/2018/07/03/norway-calls-partners-rainforest-protection-programme/ Tue, 03 Jul 2018 12:42:20 +0000 http://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=36901 Scandinavian country leads funding to save the world's tropical forests, but cannot do it alone, say past and present environment ministers

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]]> Brazilian Amazon lost 660,000 hectares of forest in last year https://www.climatechangenews.com/2017/10/19/brazilian-amazon-loses-660000-hectares-forest-one-year/ Thu, 19 Oct 2017 16:07:12 +0000 http://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=35120 Temer government claimed a victory as deforestation rate declines slightly, but green groups said announcement was no cause for celebration

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]]> Brazil’s pro-beef president Temer, betrayed by the industry he courted https://www.climatechangenews.com/2017/05/19/brazils-pro-beef-president-temer-betrayed-industry-courted/ Fri, 19 May 2017 17:41:22 +0000 http://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=33900 Even as he handed more and more power to an agricultural lobby that would strip the Amazon for pasture, Michel Temer was being double-crossed

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]]> Deforestation impacts felt for decades – scientists https://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/08/22/deforestation-impacts-felt-for-decades-scientists/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/08/22/deforestation-impacts-felt-for-decades-scientists/#respond Mon, 22 Aug 2016 10:05:04 +0000 http://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=30910 Halting tree-felling and land clearance is not enough to save tropical rainforests without programmes of forest restoration in degraded areas, scientists say

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/08/22/deforestation-impacts-felt-for-decades-scientists/feed/ 0 100 ‘fire-free villages’ take on Indonesia’s haze hazard https://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/03/01/100-fire-free-villages-take-on-indonesias-haze-hazard/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/03/01/100-fire-free-villages-take-on-indonesias-haze-hazard/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2016 09:27:25 +0000 http://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=28991 NEWS: After 2015's devastating fire season, local authorities in South Sumatra are determined to end slash-and-burn and restore peatland

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