Deforestation

September 16, 2021

A Heartbreaking Instance, Orangutan Fights A Bulldozer

This heartbreaking scene unfolded in 2018 in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, as a construction crew demolished parts of the critically endangered Sungai Putri Forest, a habitat for Bornean orangutans. International Animal Rescue was

India·Nature

North East India lost 1,020 sq. km. of Forest In 2020-2021

The Ministry of Environment (MoEFCC) released the India State of Forests Report (ISFR) 2021 on 13th January 2022 . It states that the north-eastern states have a total forest cover of 1,69,521 square km. , out of the state’s total

January 26, 2022

Yumi’s Robotic Arms Uniting Technology and Nature to Combat Deforestation in the Amazon

Activism·Latin America·Nature·Robotics

An automated and remotely operated robot called Yumi is being utilized by an innovative project led by ABB Robotics and the non-profit organization Junglekeepers

The Amazon Forest Will Turn Into Savannah If We Don’t Save It In 5 Years

Nature·News·World

The Amazon river basin is home to the biggest tropical rainforest in the world. It is one of the major carbon sinks as well

Logs in a plantation in Canada (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Canada·News

BC Approves Logging in 5,700 Hectares of Caribou Habitat as Population Drops 51% Since 1991

Thousands of hectares of old-growth forest, home to B.C.’s endangered southern mountain caribou, are being cleared for logging despite warnings from scientists and conservation groups. New satellite data reveals the province has

Karmactive Staff

July 6, 2025

Forest·Nature·News

Forest Crisis: 420 Million Hectares Lost as Scientists Warn of Irreversible ‘Humpty Dumpty Effect’

A major new report reveals forests worldwide are approaching a dangerous breaking point from which recovery may be impossible. Scientists are calling this the “Humpty Dumpty Effect” – once forest systems collapse,

Govind Tekale

June 17, 2025

Representative image:- Forest fire in Bolivia- Photo Source:- Flicker (EU Protection Humanitarian Aid)

Climate·Disaster·Forest·World

Global Forest Loss Hits 6.7M Hectares in 2024 as Amazon Fires Surge

The world’s forests vanished at an unprecedented rate in 2024, with fires emerging as the biggest threat to tropical rainforests for the first time in recorded history. The loss was particularly severe

Karmactive Staff

May 22, 2025

Representative Image Rainforest, Photo Source: GRID-Arendal (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Asia·Forest·News

Indonesia’s Bioethanol Drive to Clear Belgium‑Sized 30,689 km² of Rainforest Sparks 315 Mt CO₂ Alarm

Indonesia’s forest conversion scheme for bioethanol production represents an ecological tipping point that forest scientists warn could unravel irreplaceable ecosystem services. The government’s plan targets clearing an area comparable to Belgium—approximately 30,689

Rahul Somvanshi

April 20, 2025

Black-and-white trail camera captured a fisher in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, marking the first recorded sighting in over a century. Photo Source: PixCams's post (Facebook)

USA·Wildlife

Rare Fisher Spotted in Murrysville: First Pennsylvania Sighting in Over a Century

A rare wild animal called a fisher now lives in Murrysville, Westmoreland County. Trail cameras caught clear pictures of this member of the weasel family, which disappeared from Pennsylvania over 100 years

Govind Tekale

February 19, 2025

A group of people walking through dense, green vegetation in a forest, with large spider webs hanging between trees. Photo Source: Alexis Huguet/Rainforest Foundation Norway.

Nature

Trump’s USAID Freeze Fuels Amazon Deforestation Surge

The Trump administration’s freeze on US foreign aid has stopped crucial rainforest protection work, putting both forests and communities at risk. A federal court recently ordered a temporary lift of this freeze,

Karmactive Staff

February 18, 2025

Representative Image: Goro Nickel Mine, New Caledonia.

Climate

Nickel Mining’s Hidden Cost: Up to 500-Fold Increase in Land Use Threatens Rainforests

Every electric car battery and solar panel we use needs nickel. But getting this metal from the ground comes at a price we’re just starting to understand. New research from the University

Govind Tekale

January 28, 2025

Blue Tree Monitor. Photo Credits: Hectonichus (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Conservation·Wildlife

Blue Tree Monitor Imports Double in 2023; U.S. Enacts Emergency Endangered Status

Federal wildlife officials have taken unprecedented emergency action to protect the blue tree monitor, a rare lizard species found only on a small Indonesian island, from extinction. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Govind Tekale

January 7, 2025

The Central African slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops leptorhynchus), described in 2018, inhabits the whole Congo Basin. This species faces threats from habitat loss and poaching, highlighting its vulnerability to becoming endangered.

Conservation·Wildlife

742 New Species Found in Congo Basin Over Decade; Deforestation Threatens Biodiversity

The Worldwide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) report “New Life in the Congo Basin: A Decade of Species Discoveries (2013-2023)” reveals 742 new species in Central Africa’s Congo Basin, yet this discovery comes

Rahul Somvanshi

December 31, 2024

Representative Image. Slash and burn agriculture in the Amazon. Photo Source: Matt Zimmerman (CC BY 2.0)

Environment·Europe·Forest

EU Postpones Deforestation Law to 2025: Billions in Trade and Forest Loss at Stake

A provisional agreement between the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union postpones the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) implementation deadline to December 30, 2025 – a 12-month extension from the

Govind Tekale

December 16, 2024

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