Plus, Big Tech isn’t so clean after all
Countries have promised 1.2bn hectares in total of new forests and restored land to help curb climate change
Possible change of government prompts further land grab by criminal logging gangs, say campaigners
Leftwing government launches crackdown on illegal clearances to tackle destruction of rainforest
The boreal ecosystem that covers swaths of Russia and North America is nearing a dangerous tipping point
Decades of intensive agriculture threaten the Cerrado region, which acts as an important carbon dioxide ‘sink’ and helps fend off global warming
If nature has an economic value, then wildfires linked to climate change must have an economic cost.
Stopping deforestation is complicated but more important than making pledges that have mixed results
Plus, the UK seeks to hold the finance sector accountable for its role in environmental crimes
Net zero will be a pipe dream without a collective effort to conserve and restore the world’s forests
UK advised to ban use of live facial recognition in public spaces
Murders of British journalist and Brazilian researcher show crime is festering and hindering the fight against deforestation
Fears rise that illegal logging will meet demand as protections are loosened and sanctions curb Russian exports
Moves to combat deforestation are being made, but how effective are they?
Brazil accounted for more than 40% of global tropical forest loss in 2021
Environmental study finds Brazilian company’s carbon footprint is larger than all of Italy
Satellite research finds that an irreversible ‘tipping point’ could be approaching
Maker of Kit Kat to tackle root cause through direct payments to smallholders
Nordic asset manager criticises Bunge and Archer Daniels Midland as investors apply pressure on supply chains
Sainsbury’s, Carrefour and Ahold Delhaize clean up supply chains to cut CO2 emissions
Agriculture traders named as France tries to cut greenhouse gas threat to environment
Lack of action by institutional investors comes as rate of rainforest clearing hits 15-year high
Automated farms in shipping containers will produce the insects fed on supermarket waste
Brussels proposal to halt imports of products from deforested areas angers South American exporter
Draft law would bar six commodities produced in at-risk areas from sale in single market
