Forests worldwide hold immense value right from acting as carbon sinks to playing a vital role in the water cycle to supporting natural biodiversity and being a source of livelihood for millions they play such vital roles in our lives yet they are under relentless assault. A new report reveals that Earth lost an area of carbon-absorbing rainforest larger than Switzerland or the Netherlands last year in 2022.

Forests being wiped out at alarming rate, says report

In the heart of Amazon rainforest and innovation project is taking flight illegal mining and logging have plagued this precious ecosystem but now a robot has joined the fight to restore its beauty.

'Seeds of hope' in Amazon forest: From deforestation to regeneration | World News | WION

In Pics | Solar-powered robot to help Amazon rainforest

Kenyans are being urged to plant their age in trees as part of a campaign to replenish the country’s forests and increase biodiversity.

Kenyans plant their age in trees to combat deforestation

The European Parliament approved a landmark deforestation law on Wednesday to ban imports into the EU of coffee, beef, soy and other commodities if they are linked to the destruction of the world's forests.

Europe says no to deforestation-linked goods

India ranked second in the world for the rate of deforestation after losing 6,68,400 hectares of forest cover between 2015 and 2020 and witnessing the highest rise in deforestation in the last 30 years, according to a survey by a UK-based consulting firm called Utility Bidder.

Data Lab: Making sense of India's forest cover change, both gains and losses

Brazil began the first operations against Amazon deforestation since veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office. Watch video to know more.

Brazil's Lula government launches first Anti-Deforestation raids to protect Amazon

An estimated eight million trees are cut down every year in the world to make simple pencils. Now, a Kenya-based company is turning used newspapers into pencils, cutting deforestation in the process.

World of Africa: Kenyan company cutting deforestation by using newspaper to make pencils

A New York-based tech firm has created a much-needed lab-grown alternative to palm oil, that has for years been behind the deforestation of some of the world’s most diverse forests and the destruction of the habitat of multiple endangered species.

'Palmless': US company comes up with an alternative to palm oil

Amazon rainforest disappearing quickly, threatening indigenous people who live there. More than a quarter of the Amazon rainforest will be devoid of trees by 2030 if the situation continues. Watch further to know more.

WION Climate Tracker: Amazon Rainforest disappearing quickly

Deforestation in the world's most biologically diverse savanna, the Brazilian Cerrado, rose by around 25% in the 12 months. Brazilian savanna is now a major concern for top grains traders. watch further to know more.

WION Climate Tracker: Deforestation in Brazilian Savanna rises by 25%, says report

The effects of climate change are being felt around the world. Now, the EU moves towards a greener future as it plans to ban products linked to deforestation.

WION Climate Tracker: EU plans to ban products linked to deforestation

Will Brazil elections decide Amazon's fate? Presidential candidate Lula promises to conserve the Amazon. Amazon forests are at risk due to large-scale deforestation.

WION Climate Tracker: Brazil elections to decide Amazon's fate? Lula promises to conserve the Amazon

Three of the world’s largest central banks have been accused of financing agri-business giants that are engaged in the destruction of the climate change-sensitive Amazon rainforest in Brazil, a report published on Wednesday claimed.

Three big central banks financing Brazil’s Amazon forest deforestation firms: Report

The Congo Basin is the world's second largest tropical forest, it is twice the size of Arizona. It is home to gorillas, elephants buffaloes and other endangered species. The Congo Basin has come under human threat amid deforestation, poaching.

Congo Basin: Deforestation threatens world's second largest tropical forest

A UK-built satellite is set to create a 3D map of our planet's forest to measure how much carbon they hold and the satellite will also assess the impact of deforestation. Biomass is the first satellite that will study the world's forests in three dimensions.

WION Climate Tracker: UK launches first satellite to study world's forests

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has reached a record high and area five times the size of New York city has been destroyed in six months of 2022.

Brazil: Deforestation in the Amazon has reached a record high

According to preliminary official figures released on Friday, deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest hit a record high for the first half of the year, destroying an area five times the size of New York City.

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon hits record

Every year since 2000, Nigeria has consistently lost a significant share of its forest cover in the last 20 years. There has been an 11% decrease in the forest land and that number accounts for 1.14 million hectares of the cover

Impact of decades of deforestation in Nigeria

Climate change is real. Several factors like deforestation and extensive use of fossil fuels have led to a rise in earth's temperature. It has resulted in the melting of glaciers and a rise in sea levels. The worst sufferers of climate change will be coastal areas as they will face sinking due to the spike in the level of sea water. Can anything be done to stop it? Yes, the world can fight sea level rise. Let’s find out how.

Climate crisis: How can coastal areas survive rise in sea level?

Kicking off environmental concerns, Brazil’s Amazon has been witnessing a huge spike in deforestation for some time, media reports said. In April, it reached record levels.

Alarming! Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon hits new records, kicks off climate concerns

Ngoc Anh is very familiar with the jungle and especially the trees that grow there. It wasn't always so legal and green for him though...

From an illegal logger to what?!

Green cover in Vietnam is shrinking rapidly. It lost around 3 million hectares of trees according to data. Illegal loggers have now become conservationists.

Vietnam's green cover shrinking as it loses 3 million hectares of trees

In a unique way to raise awareness about global deforestation, workers painted the trees blue outside the Peabody Essex Museum in Massachusetts to celebrate the Earth Day.

Why are they painting the trees blue? | Earth Day

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