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Indonesia to revoke 22 forestry permits after deadly floods
Jakarta (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 Indonesia will revoke more than 20 forestry permits across the country, the forestry minister said Monday, after deadly floods and landslides devastated parts of the northwestern island of Sumatra. Environmentalists and experts have pointed to the role forest loss played in flash flooding and landslides that this month killed more than 1,000 people and washed torrents of mud into villages. The government will revoke 22 forestry permits that encompass more than one million hectares of land, fore ... read more |
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How deforestation turbocharged Indonesia's deadly floodsJakarta (AFP) Dec 2, 2025 The deadly flooding that has killed hundreds in Indonesia was largely the result of monsoon rains and a rare tropical storm. But something else may have played a role: deforestation. ... more 
In blow to Lula, Brazil Congress revives controversial environmental billBrasilia (AFP) Nov 27, 2025 Brazil's conservative-led Congress on Thursday reinstated much of a bill that makes it easier for companies to secure environmental permits, infuriating the leftist government and green groups. ... more 
Restoration potential on urban fringes identified in BrazilLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 Researchers from the University of Sao Paulo, working within the BIOTA Synthesis center of FAPESP, have mapped roughly 410,000 hectares on Sao Paulo's urban fringe as suitable for forest restoration ... more 
First saplings from felled UK tree to be planted; EU states back new delay to anti-deforestation rulesLondon (AFP) Nov 22, 2025 The first five saplings grown from one of the UK's most iconic trees after it was deliberately felled will be planted on Saturday, organisers said. ... more |
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Amazonian forests altered by human actions show broad changes in diversity and evolutionary patternsLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 11, 2025 A comprehensive international study has found that human activity is driving deep changes in the Amazon rainforest, reshaping its ecological functions and evolutionary history. Researchers led by La ... more 
Amazon poised to host toughest climate talks in yearsBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 10, 2025 An odor of oil hung over last year's UN climate conference in Baku, capital of fossil fuel-rich Azerbaijan. ... more 
World leaders launch fund to save forests, get first $5 bnBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 6, 2025 World leaders attending a climate summit in Brazil launched a fund Thursday to save the world's forests, quickly raking in over $5 billion in pledges to reward tropical countries for not chopping down trees. ... more
Five things to know about 'forest COP' host city BelemBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 6, 2025 The eyes of the world are on Belem, a gateway city to the Brazilian Amazon playing host to what has been dubbed the "Forest COP" climate conference starting Monday. ... more 
UN says forests should form key plank of COP30Geneva (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 The United Nations warned Wednesday that climate change poses a threat to the world's northern forests, saying it was putting the planet's most powerful natural defence at serious risk. ... more |
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Pay to protect: Brazil pitches new forest fund at COP30
Paris (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 Tropical countries from Cameroon to Colombia could earn tens of millions of dollars a year under a novel approach to protecting the world's rainforests being launched at the COP30 summit in Brazil. The inauguration of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) is expected Thursday as global leaders meet in the Brazilian Amazon, where this year's UN climate negotiations are being held. Brazil is courting $125 billion from governments and private financiers for a global investment fund that prop ... read more 
Biochar materials engineered from wood demonstrate mechanical strength comparable to steelTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 01, 2025 A team at the University of Toronto has found that the internal structure of wood allows biochar to achieve hardness matching mild steel, depending on how the material is measured. Their research sh ... more |
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Brazil boasts drop in deforestation ahead of UN climate talksBrasilia (AFP) Oct 30, 2025 Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has fallen for the fourth straight year, the government said Thursday, a boost for the country just days before it hosts UN climate talks. ... more 
Expansive land conversion drives century-long biodiversity collapse on Kilimanjaro's slopesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 30, 2025 A new study has found that Mount Kilimanjaro has lost 75 percent of its natural plant species per square kilometer on its lower slopes since 1911, with direct human land-use change overwhelmingly re ... more
Innovative role for grassy trees in global climate resilienceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 Bamboo, palm, and banana plants, though resembling trees, display rapid growth patterns similar to grasses, setting them apart in terms of resilience and ecological impact. Unlike true trees, their ... more 
EU timber imports linked to deforestation on Indonesia's Borneo: NGOsJakarta (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 Timber imports by companies operating in the European Union can be traced to logging on Indonesia's Borneo island, a new report published Tuesday showed, with NGOs calling for the bloc to stop delaying a ban on deforestation-linked products. ... more 
Indonesia growth push sparks fight on deforestation, rightsJakarta (AFP) Oct 17, 2025 An "eco-city", a mining complex, and a massive project to grow food and fuel are all part of an Indonesian growth drive that activists allege is causing deforestation and dispossession. ... more |
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