TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Deforestation not only triggers an environmental crisis but also poses a serious threat to human health. The permanent loss of forest cover has been shown to increase mosquito ...

(Brussels) - The European Parliament should reject proposed amendments to the European Union’s Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR), Human Rights Watch said today. The regulation requires ...

Deforestation in the Amazon is causing significant regional changes in climate compared to areas with forest cover above 80%. The loss of vegetation leads to an increase in surface temperature, a ...

Far from the front lines where bulldozers tear down tropical forests, European Union officials are preparing to implement a crucial law that will require EU-based companies to ensure their imports and ...

Deforestation in the Amazon is making the region hotter and drier, with less rainfall as the forest loses its ability to ...

New research suggests that the loss of forest habitat increases contact between humans and nonhuman primates — and therefore the transmission of diseases from animals to humans, as with coronavirus ...

Anthropological perspectives on the causes, consequences, and solutions of deforestation / Leslie E. Sponsel, Robert C. Bailey, and Thomas N. Headland -- Role of deforestation in the collapse of the ...

Jonathan Waters receives funding from the RSNZ Marsden Fund. Graham McCulloch receives funding from the RSNZ Marsden Fund As we continue to change the planet, scientists are worried we might also be ...

Major coffee companies and industry groups attempted to weaken the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), delaying its implementation until 2025 despite its goal of curbing deforestation and human rights ...

Mosquitoes captured in the remnants of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil predominantly feasted on humans instead of other animals, a new study shows Researchers in Brazil analyzed blood samples from ...