Global forest loss surged to record levels in 2024, with wildfires destroying 6.7 million hectares of tropical primary forest – nearly double the previous year’s – according to new satellite data. For ...

Purdue University’s jingjing Liang (left) and Javier Gamarra of the UN Food and Agricultural Organization are collaborating on a new initiative using artificial intelligence to improve forest ...

Alarming new data by the Global Forest Watch shows record-breaking tropical forest loss in 2024. It's time to speed up action to safeguard our forests. The latest Global Forest Watch data tells a grim ...

A major new study reveals that carbon dioxide emissions from forest fires have surged by 60 percent globally since 2001, and almost tripled in some of the most climate-sensitive northern boreal ...

Forests play a major role pulling planet-warming carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. As the world heats up, some forests are becoming emitters in their own right. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey and Harry ...

'Forests are among the most important ecosystems in nature, constantly evolving, yet their monitoring is often delayed,' says an expert. Climate change, pests, and human activity are transforming ...

Forests around the world disappeared at a rate of 18 soccer fields every minute, a global survey found. Fires accounted for nearly half of the losses. By Hiroko Tabuchi and Harry Stevens The planet ...

Today the Council approved its position on a new EU-wide forest monitoring framework, which would make it possible to track progress towards achieving EU targets and policies, goals and instruments ...