The global push for a transition to green energy has sparked demand for critical minerals such as lithium, vanadium, copper ...

New research, based on forest fires in Australia, proves there is a significantly higher risk of large-scale flooding when major deforestation has occurred in catchment areas. The chance of ...

The first roads that cut through rainforests are well-known conduits for deforestation. However, new research finds that secondary roads, those that branch off the primary road, cause far more forest ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new alert system developed by online deforestation-tracking platform Global Forest Watch tells users what’s causing the deforestation. The new ...

The decline in deforestation is largely due to the strengthening of monitoring and control mechanisms, but this could be undermined by a bill that restricts environmental enforcement ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mary Foley covers ESG & sustainability regulation. To the long list of sustainability-focused regulations now caught in the ...

Scientists have long known that human activity often helps pathogens spread. Human-caused climate change can push disease-carrying mosquitoes or ticks into new places as temperatures rise, and ...

Ghana has around 7.9 million hectares of forested land (35% of the total land area), according to the Food and Agriculture Organization. Around 7.6 million hectares are primary or naturally ...