deforestation

Tropical forests lost 12.2 million hectares of tree cover in 2020, new report estimates

The Emissions Reductions Payment Agreement is expected to help reduce nine million tons of carbon emissions in the Terai Arc Landscape

Programmes supported will include the flagship Blue Planet Fund for marine conversation as well as projects to maintain forests and tackle the illegal timber trade and deforestation

The new package will finance ten community forests in various regions, including Yorkshire, Manchester and Bristol

A new law in the Environmental Bill is expected to ban UK firms from selling products which create negative impacts on rainforests during their production

Fires in California and Oregon have already emitted ‘far more carbon’ in 2020 than in any other year since 2003, according to a new report

Parliament has launched a new consultation to explore whether it should introduce new regulations to help prevent forests and other natural areas from being illegally converted into agricultural lands

The investment is part of the Partnerships for Forests programme, which aims to help farmers restore a rainforest area equal to the size of 1,680 football pitches

The World Resources Institute’s platform allows tree-growers to explain the costs of their work and funders will be able to post information about the kinds of projects they hope to finance

The grants will help to tackle deforestation, support biodiversity and reduce climate change