Deforestation Archives https://www.climatechangenews.com/tag/deforestation/ Climate change news, analysis, commentary, video and podcasts focused on developments in global climate politics Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:07:26 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.climatechangenews.com/wp-content/files/2025/02/cropped-site-icon-120x120.png Deforestation Archives https://www.climatechangenews.com/tag/deforestation/ 32 32 How a global roadmap can meet the promise to halt deforestation https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/04/10/how-a-brazil-led-roadmap-can-rescue-global-pledge-to-halt-deforestation/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/04/10/how-a-brazil-led-roadmap-can-rescue-global-pledge-to-halt-deforestation/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:16:49 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=84684 Meeting the goal requires political will and a pathway that brings together efforts and drives implementation. An international roadmap can deliver this

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/10/02/mileis-budget-cuts-fuel-deforestation-fears-in-argentinas-chaco/feed/ 0 In new forest finance plan, 34 nations endorse Brazil’s rainforest fund https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/26/forest-finance-plan-backed-by-34-countries-endorses-brazils-rainforest-fund/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/26/forest-finance-plan-backed-by-34-countries-endorses-brazils-rainforest-fund/#respond Fri, 26 Sep 2025 20:06:54 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=76397 The Forest & Climate Leaders’ Partnership of forest-rich and donor countries backs Brazil's Tropical Forest Forever Facility, set to be launched at COP30

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/24/brazil-pledges-1bn-in-first-contribution-to-cop30-rainforest-fund/feed/ 0 Explainer: Can a new climate fund help save the world’s rainforests? https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/23/explainer-brazil-forest-finance-financial-markets-tfff-cop30-rainforest-fund/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/23/explainer-brazil-forest-finance-financial-markets-tfff-cop30-rainforest-fund/#respond Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:09:21 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=76122 Led by Brazil, the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) is set to be launched at COP30. Here we take a look at how the fund aims to harness investment to fight deforestation

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/06/18/brazilian-firm-behind-saf-plan-found-growing-oil-palm-on-deforested-amazon-land/feed/ 0 Global forest loss hits “frightening” record high with climate-fuelled fires https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/05/21/global-forest-loss-hits-frightening-record-high-with-climate-fuelled-fires/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/05/21/global-forest-loss-hits-frightening-record-high-with-climate-fuelled-fires/#respond Wed, 21 May 2025 06:43:53 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=70991 Brazil and Bolivia led forest destruction in 2024 as drought worsened fires and land was cleared for large-scale agriculture and cattle-farming

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/05/21/global-forest-loss-hits-frightening-record-high-with-climate-fuelled-fires/feed/ 0 Global North countries must step up on protecting their own forests https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/12/03/global-north-countries-must-step-up-on-protecting-their-own-forests/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:23:40 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=55171 The impacts of logging in the Global North are being felt in countries like Nigeria - a more equitable, coordinated approach is needed to tackle deforestation

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]]> Delay to EU deforestation law must not lead to dilution https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/10/04/delay-to-eu-deforestation-law-must-not-lead-to-dilution/ Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:40:00 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=53310 The EU needs to stand firm against the countries and companies hellbent on weakening its pioneering regulation to stop commodities harming forests

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]]> Delaying the EU’s anti-deforestation law is not an option  https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/09/03/delaying-the-eus-anti-deforestation-law-is-not-an-option/ Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:43:42 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=52765 The EU’s new deforestation law was seen as a breakthrough in the global battle against forest loss, but it's provoking fractious debate among governments and producers

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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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]]> “Two steps forward, two steps back” – Governments off course for forest protection target https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/04/04/two-steps-forward-two-steps-back-governments-off-course-for-forest-protection-target/ Thu, 04 Apr 2024 06:30:41 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=50474 While Brazil and Colombia saw forest loss drop, their progress was offset by rises elsewhere

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]]> Germany and US warn Brazil against using Amazon Fund to pave rainforest road https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/01/10/germany-and-us-warn-brazil-against-using-amazon-fund-to-pave-rainforest-road/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 19:12:52 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=49830 The Brazilian government wants to tap forest protection funds to pave a major highway. Western donors say that goes against the fund's rules.

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]]> Forests, methane, finance: Where are the Cop26 pledges now? https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/11/03/forests-methane-finance-where-are-the-cop26-pledges-now/ Fri, 03 Nov 2023 15:40:38 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=49374 Climate Home analysed how highly-publicised commitments are faring two years on from their announcement

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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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]]> “Green” funds destroy Indonesia’s forests – Climate Weekly https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/06/02/deforestation-green-funds-destroy-indonesia-forests-newsletter/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:38:01 +0000 https://climatechangenews.com/?p=48659 Sign up to get our weekly newsletter straight to your inbox, plus breaking news, investigations and extra bulletins from key events

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]]> FSC’s rehab scheme for forest destroyers under fire after fresh allegations https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/05/31/fscs-rehab-scheme-for-forest-destroyers-under-fire-after-fresh-allegations/ Wed, 31 May 2023 12:31:35 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=48640 Indonesian pulp and paper giants are trying to rehabilitate themselves with the FSC despite continued accusations of deforestation in their supply chains

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]]> Destruction of Brazil’s Cerrado savanna soars for third year in a row https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/12/15/destruction-of-brazils-cerrado-savanna-soars-for-third-year-in-a-row/ Thu, 15 Dec 2022 11:00:31 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=47803 Brazil's outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro has presided over four years of destruction of the Amazon rainforest and the Cerrado grasslands

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]]> US-funded trees ‘not likely to survive’ in Haiti when project ends https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/08/05/us-funded-trees-not-likely-to-survive-in-haiti-when-project-ends/ Fri, 05 Aug 2022 15:59:36 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=46920 A report commissioned by USAID found that the environmental and social benefits of a $39m five-year programme were unlikely to continue beyond this month

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]]> Indian tribes fight to save forest homes from coal mining https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/07/29/indian-tribes-fight-to-save-forest-homes-from-coal-mining/ Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:17:03 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=46878 In Hasdeo Aranya, indigenous people have been resisting coal mines for a decade and allege their consent for new projects has been forged

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]]> India falsely claims forestry progress in ‘skewed’ report, experts warn https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/02/14/india-falsely-claims-forestry-progress-skewed-report-experts-warn/ Mon, 14 Feb 2022 15:55:02 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=45802 By counting plantations and urban parks as forests, the Indian government hides deforestation caused by industrial projects

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]]> Modi’s ‘gamechanger’ palm oil push raises concerns for Indian forests and women https://www.climatechangenews.com/2021/10/22/indias-palm-oil-push-threatens-forests-womens-status/ Fri, 22 Oct 2021 13:00:25 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=45094 Prime minister Narendra Modi has big plans for palm oil cultivation. But the experience of farmers in Mizoram does not bode well

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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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]]> Flawed forest protection – Climate Weekly https://www.climatechangenews.com/2021/07/02/flawed-forest-protection-climate-weekly/ Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:26:07 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=44399 Sign up to get our weekly newsletter straight to your inbox, plus breaking news, investigations and extra bulletins from key events

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]]> Cyclone Seroja kills 160 people, exposes Indonesia’s climate vulnerability https://www.climatechangenews.com/2021/04/09/cyclone-seroja-kills-160-people-exposes-indonesias-climate-vulnerability/ Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:06:59 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=43787 Campaigners say a government rollback of environmental regulations increases Indonesia's vulnerability to flash floods and landslides

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]]> Why love of landscapes is central to climate challenge https://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/06/17/why-love-of-landscapes-is-central-to-climate-challenge/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/06/17/why-love-of-landscapes-is-central-to-climate-challenge/#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2015 15:28:23 +0000 http://www.rtcc.org/?p=22838 ANALYSIS: With land degradation soaring, climate strategists are looking beyond piecemeal projects to raise cash for conservation

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/05/20/mandarin-oriental-hotel-chain-linked-to-indonesia-forest-destruction/feed/ 0 Is this the most blatant invitation to greenwash ever? https://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/05/19/is-this-the-most-blatant-invitation-to-greenwash-ever/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/05/19/is-this-the-most-blatant-invitation-to-greenwash-ever/#respond Tue, 19 May 2015 13:52:56 +0000 http://www.rtcc.org/?p=22428 BLOG: Malaysian palm oil lobby offers prize for essays persuading people the sector does not drive deforestation

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A palm oil mill in Malaysia (Flickr/Marufish)
A palm oil mill in Malaysia (Flickr/Marufish)

By Megan Darby

Global demand for palm oil, an ingredient in a whole range of foods and cosmetics, is a major driver of tropical deforestation.

That is what scientific studies and green groups on the ground find. To their credit, some consumer goods companies are cracking down on forest clearance in their supply chains.

But the Malaysian Palm Oil Council would prefer to convince you it is no problem at all.

It is offering prizes worth US$15,000 for essays on the topic: “Oil palm is not the driver of deforestation.”

(Photo: Malaysian Palm Oil Council / www.mpoc.org.my)
(Photo: Malaysian Palm Oil Council/ www.mpoc.org.my)

Another US$15,000 is up for grabs on a health theme: “Fats including palm oil consumption are no longer associated with coronary heart disease.”

Nothing to see here, then.

And the industry marketing body is quite clear that “only entries responding to the topic will be considered”.

Due to “popular and overwhelming interest”, it has extended the deadline to 30 May.

It has got David Dellatore of the Sumatran Orangutan Society riled.

He argues on the Mongabay website this is “wasteful propaganda” that diverts resources from finding solutions to deforestation.

It’s hard to disagree.

Report: Palm oil lobby lashes out at EU complaints over illegal logging

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