Separate research from the Soil Association showed most livestock in Britain is now fed on genetically modified (GM) soy grown in South America. Raising livestock in such ‘factory farm’ conditions is contributing to deforestation as trees are chopped down to make way for the soy crop. It

While Europe is doing relatively well compared to the "alarming rate" of global deforestation, "the relative stable status of forest recovery in Europe can not be taken for granted," said Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik, unveiling an EU Green Paper on forest protection and climate change yesterday. The European Commission yesterday (1 March) launched an EU-wide co...

Something you need to know: the writers of pieces do not write the headlines nor do they write the little bits underneath them. That is done by the sub editors of the paper. And sadly, they’re not always entirely accurate. We must agree to halt deforestation and curtail air travel now if the Copenhagen summit is

European countries are still undecided on how to handle the thorny issue of deforestation under a new international climate change agreement, with national interests coming into play as EU ministers gear up for a series of meetings next week.

Can new growth save the Amazon rainforest? Vegetation is reclaiming agricultural land and might save us from consequences of deforestation You mean like, trees and plants grow? Awsome man!

Blame games on climate change How could we apply the principles of conflict resolution to the climate? 'Boom and bust' of deforestation The economic arguments for 'developing' forest areas into agriculture and other industries are looking even more shaky.

Think about what causes climate change. The immediate visual vocabulary that springs to mind is of power station chimneys, jumbo jets criss-crossing the sky, maybe colossal container ships circling the globe. You're probably not thinking of a glossy trainer advert. Every year, tropical deforestation causes more greenhouse gas emissions than the global transport sector – more than the en...

It might seem unlikely to have Greenpeace and Prince Charles working towards the same goals, but when it comes to preserving rainforests new alliances have been forged as the Prince has used his royal mojo to assemble world leaders, business dignitaries and NGOs to come up with a plan to halt tropical deforestation. At the moment, there's no global agreement in place to prevent tropical defor...

With international climate negotiations tending to focus mainly on tackling industrial emissions blamed for global warming, NGOs have warned that the issue of deforestation, which is just as serious, could be overlooked.

French railway network company RFF is currently developing a life-cycle assessment for the carbon footprint of high-speed lines. While the final study will not be published until June, it is already clear that most of their CO2 emissions are a result of deforestation related to the construction of new lines.