In boardrooms around the world one critical threat remains off the radar as risk managers fixate instead on geopolitical shocks, supply chain disruptions, and inflation. And that rarely prioritized ...

You’ve heard the term, but do you know the true facts about deforestation? The makers of paper products do. But trust us: Deforestation and another term you’ve probably heard, clear-cutting, are not ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mindy Lubber is CEO and president of Ceres, a sustainability nonprofit organization. Between the attention on forests at COP30, ...

Equity investors must gain a greater understanding of how companies are impacted by and addressing deforestation—and how different approaches might affect long-term return potential. Beyond its ties ...

Global demand for a handful of agricultural commodities—from your morning coffee to a piece of chocolate—is the single largest driver of deforestation and habitat loss across the planet. As ...

In December 2024, representatives from the European Commission, Council of the EU and Parliament agreed a compromise that will delay the application of the Deforestation Regulation by 12 months. The ...

The Amazon Forest seen from the Amazon Tall Tower Observatory, a scientific research facility in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil. Deforestation in the Amazon causes land surfaces up to 100 kilometres ...

When a forest is lost to development, some effects are obvious. Stumps and mud puddles across the landscape, a plowed field or houses a year after that. But deforestation isn't just a loss of trees; ...

Deforestation is playing a greater role than researchers expected, according to a new study. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey For decades, the dry season in the Amazon rainforest has been getting drier. A new ...

Research Economist at the Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign If your morning can’t begin without coffee, you’re in good company. The world ...