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In Brazil's elections, a Bolsonaro loss and win for Lula could decrease deforestation in the Amazon by 89 percent over the next 10 years.

The European Parliament has approved a bill blocking the import of “dirty commodities” by members of the European Union, in an effort to combat global deforestation. Under the new bill, passed on Sept. 13, importing companies will be required to verify whether the products they sell within the EU market are produced in deforested areas, […]

Seeking re-election, Jair Bolsonaro’s government has championed the easing of environmental policy in Brazil, while opponents push for a sustainable turnaround

Tropical deforestation is a cost our planet pays every day for the food we eat. The palm oil in our ice cream, the steak on our tables, and the soy that feeds the chickens whose eggs we fry and scramble — so much of what we depend on comes at the expense of forests, including […]

BASOKO, Congo — In Yaliwasa, northern DRC, logs from 200-year-old hardwood trees lie rotting deep into the world’s second largest rainforest. They were cut in a hurry to be exported to global processing hubs in Asia, then redistributed to luxury markets in China and beyond. Instead, the precious wood is sprouting orange fungi and crumbles […]