Everything you need to know about deforestation, including the damage clearing trees does to people, wildlife and the climate. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as forests vanish, sightings are on the rise—offering a glimpse into how folklore is ...

Apparently, a recent mass extinction event in South America never actually happened. For four decades, it was believed that a ...

Indonesia’s deforestation is once again rising after several years of decline, with 2024 marking the highest rate since 2021.

The lake harbors many unique species found nowhere else on Earth ... identified three primary drivers of deforestation: nickel mining, oil palm plantations, and smallholder farm expansion.

BANGKOK : Deforestation in Indonesia rose in 2024 for a third year running, a local environmental NGO said today based on ...

The report from NGO Auriga Nusantara says 261,575ha of primary and secondary forests were lost across Indonesia in 2024, over ...

putting freshwater species at risk, he said. In South America, the vast Amazon River ecosystem also faces threats from deforestation, wildfires and illegal gold mining, Charvet said. Illegal fires ...

Many species that have roamed the Earth for millennia are now critically endangered due to habitat destruction, climate ...

The panelists highlighted the necessity of integrating policy-making, community participation, and sustainable land-use practices to foster peaceful human-wildlife coexistence.