by TSC | Mar 10, 2020 | News
Article by World Resources Institute Global tree cover loss reached record highs in 2016 and 2017. In 2018, roughly one soccer field of tree cover was lost every second. What drove this loss? Global data on the drivers of tree cover loss, developed by WRI and The...
by TSC | Sep 13, 2018 | News
News from WRI | Article by Nancy Harris, Elizabeth Dow Goldman, Mikaela Weisse and Alyssa Barrett The narrative is not a new one: The world is losing tree cover at an alarming rate, and the effects on biodiversity, the climate and indigenous communities cannot...
by TSC | Oct 24, 2017 | News
Satellite data shows record-high levels of forest loss in 2016; saving forests requires a massive shift in investment from activities driving deforestation to those designed to protect, restore and replant trees LONDON/BERLIN (24 October, 2017) —The investments and...
by TSC | Feb 3, 2017 | News
By the end of 2016, more than 400 companies had committed to reduce or eliminate the deforestation embedded in their products. These pledges are an important first step, but the real challenge comes with translating them into action. The conventional wisdom has been...
by TSC | Nov 9, 2016 | Reports
NYDF released new report summarizing the progress companies have made on deforestation commitments in agricultural commodities. The report focuses on progress around four commodities linked to deforestation globally: palm oil, soy, cattle, and wood products....
