Tree clearance in the tropics has two main effects that drive rainfall responses. First, the amount of water that evaporates from vegetation is reduced, decreasing the amount of moisture that enters ...

Global traceability and supply chain compliance company TrusTrace has partnered with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and geospatial analysis outfit OpenAtlas to create the Deforestation ...

Roughly a billion people enjoy coffee daily, and more than 100 million people rely on it for income. However, the coffee industry is the sixth-largest driver of deforestation and is also rife with ...

Agroforestry is recognized as a way to boost local biodiversity, improve soils and diversify farming incomes. New research suggests it may also benefit nearby forests by reducing pressure to clear ...

If tens of thousands of miners turned up in the middle of a protected rainforest to mine for sapphires, you might expect that to cause lots of deforestation and harm local wildlife. Mining has a very ...