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Forest degradation

Forest degradation is the long-term reduction in the overall capacity of a forest to produce or provide benefits, such as carbon storage, biodiversity, wood, and other products due to environmental and anthropogenic alterations.

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Bernd Blossey Headshot
Podcast episode
Can we eat enough white-tailed deer to restore forest ecosystems?
Is eating our way into ecosystem balance an illusion?
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Photo of a soybean plantation in Bolivia. Photo by Global Witness
Reports
Empty Promises: Cargill, Soy, Banks and the destruction of Bolivia’s Chiquitano Forest
A new report reveals that the food giant Cargill is systematically failing on commitments to a deforestation-free soy supply chain in the near future. Since 2017, Cargill has directly purchased soy from farms that have razed 20,000 hectares of forest in Bolivia. The company's plans for sourcing future soy supplies also put over three million hectares of forest at risk of deforestation.
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The Lost Rainforests of Britain
Books
The Lost Rainforests of Britain
This book tells the story of the rainforests that once covered parts of Britain, with only small fragments now remaining. Author Guy Shrubsole explores why this ecosystem is little known by the public and even by environmentalists, and asks what can be done to bring it back.
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