Oct 11, 2022 · Deforestation is also caused by the use of slash and burn techniques and other methods to make way for the expansion of infrastructure. Infrastructure expansion occurs for many reasons, such as when urban sprawl leads to forests being encroached upon by cities; when people flee urban areas in order to build in more rural, forested settings; to ...

Sep 13, 2022 · Stopping deforestation is crucial to cutting carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that 23% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2007-2016 came from agriculture and land-use change, approximately half of which is due to deforestation.

Oct 27, 2023 · Yet deforestation increased by 4% worldwide in 2022 compared with 2021, as some 66,000 square kilometers (25,000 square miles) were destroyed, the annual Forest Declaration Assessment report said. That means the world is …

Oct 11, 2019 · Last year, Germany lost 3,000 football pitches worth of forest to fires alone. But, with their vital role in mitigating climate change in mind, German forestry is in full action

Sep 30, 2022 · Mexico suffers from one of the highest rates of deforestation on the planet, a third of its land area is severely degraded. Led by the World Economic Forum and the Mexican Alliance for Ecosystem Restoration (AMERE), a coalition between Reforestamos Mexico, WRI Mexico and WWF Mexico, the 1t.org Mexico Chapter has launched to scale the ...

May 21, 2022 · However, deforestation and forest degradation release more than 8 gigatons of CO2 equivalent in the atmosphere each year – more than half of what it absorbs. Recently, the Amazon rainforest was even found to release more carbon than it sequesters, as a direct result of deforestation and climate change.

Jan 3, 2025 · But across the planet, tree and plant species face many threats, including from the climate crisis, disease and deforestation for urban development and agriculture. More than 1 in 3 tree species worldwide are at risk of extinction, according to new research from the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).

Apr 7, 2021 · This includes reporting and tracking on zero deforestation, forest cover, carbon stored over time, and activities such as tree planting. “Sixty-six percent of consumers are willing to pay more for sustainable products, but most organizations don’t know the farmers they source from, let alone their impact,” Farm-Trace founder and Chief ...

Nov 11, 2019 · Specific programs will focus on reducing deforestation and forest degradation, promoting smart climate agriculture and sustainable land use policies. In 2016, the TFA launched the Marrakesh Declaration for the Sustainable Development of the Oil Palm Sector in Africa at the Marrakesh Climate Change Conference.

Jul 19, 2022 · The report, China’s Role in Promoting Global Forest Governance and Combating Deforestation, provides insights into the many ways China can step up on global leadership in combating commodity-driven deforestation, also challenges some of the traditionally held myths among experts and professional networks in China.