Deforestation is the clearing of forested land with the purpose of converting it for use in another way, such as agriculture, mining or raising livestock. Earth has lost more than 1 billion acres of forest to deforestation since 1990. Here’s a round-up of key facts and impacts related to deforestation.
- Major agri-food companies warn against EU anti-deforestation law delays A letter signed by major agri-food companies including Nestle, Ferrero and Olam Agri, has warned of the damage that delays to the European Union's (EU) anti-deforestation law could have.
Addressing deforestation is key for maintaining supply chain and business resilience, complying with regulations, and meeting stakeholder expectations. Transforming agricultural and forestry supply chains requires collective action. The Accountability Framework offers an integrated approach to address deforestation and associated environmental and social impacts linked to supply chains.
Stopping deforestation is crucial to cutting carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that 23% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2007-2016 came from agriculture and land-use change, approximately half of which is due to deforestation. The crowning achievement of the COP26 climate conference in November 2021 was the Glasgow ...
Agriculture is driving 90% of global deforestation, but the resulting reduction in rainfall is negatively impacting crop yields in tropical regions.
While shifting global trade has helped boost Brazil's agricultural production, that sector risks driving deforestation in vital ecosystems like the Cerrado. Financial institutions and Indigenous communities can help scale nature-positive investment and sustainable solutions.
MSN: Report finds Swedish coffee habits surpass beef in Amazon deforestation impact
Even Swedish consumption contributes to the loss of rainforest—and nowadays coffee has overtaken beef as the product affecting deforestation the most. This is shown in a new report from the WWF in ...