Tree Cover Is Still Declining Overall in Latin America, but New Data Shows Where It’s Coming Back

With emissions from deforestation and other disturbances like fires rising, the world’s forests risk shifting from a carbon sink to a carbon source.

The latest data on forest fires confirms: Fires are becoming more widespread, burning nearly twice as much tree cover today as 20 years ago.

Nature crime has long been an overlooked but growing driver of deforestation in the Amazon.