Almost 10,000 square kilometres of land in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest has been designated as a protected area by the Brazilian Government. [more]

Many of the largest logging companies in Canada have made an agreement with environmental groups regarding the management of the country's huge expanse of northern forest. [more]

Brazilian and German representatives of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) are calling for new international standard to cover the ‘chain of custody’ for timber and forest products. [more]

Forest biologists and plant geneticists are exploring whether genetically modified (GM) trees could be the saviour of the rainforests. [more]

The value of Brazil’s timber exports grew by 3.1 per cent in July compared to a year earlier, according to newly released figures. [more]

An artist based in San Francisco has created an exhibit aimed at bringing the issue of global deforestation firmly into the spotlight. Donna Ozawa’s newest work will join pieces from 40 artists from across the US at the Ulrich Museum’s newest exhibit 'Nature’s Toolbox: Biodiversity, Art and Invention'. [more]

New research has revealed that the stability of the Amazon rainforest and its resilience to widespread deforestation could be far lower than has previously been thought. [more]

Sustainable cattle rearing that meets the environmental requirements of a new forestry law is being practised by some farmers in the Brazilian Amazon, and there are hopes that it will become ever more widespread. [more]

Travel guide provider Lonely Planet has been commended for its commitment to sustainable forestry, as more than 98 per cent of the publisher’s paper consumption is now Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified. [more]

The Abudwaq, Harale, Hananbur, Guri El and Dhusamareb districts in Somalia's Galgadud region have teamed up in a bid to cut down on the level of deforestation that is ruining the area’s precious natural environment. [more]