Deforestation poses a significant global environmental challenge with far-reaching
consequences for biodiversity, climate change, and livelihoods. In this context, applying …

Recent studies identifying underlying and proximate drivers of tropical deforestation and
forest degradation have applied a multitude of methodologies, with varying and sometimes …

Due to human activities, most natural ecosystems of the world have disappeared and the
rest are threatened. At a global scale, 40% of the remaining forests occur in Indigenous …

This paper critically examines the European Union's (EU) role in tropical deforestation and
the bloc's actions to mitigate it. We focus on two EU policy communications aimed at the …

A large number of small forests typically harbor higher biodiversity than a small number of
large forests totaling the same area, suggesting that small patches are disproportionately …

Illegal logging poses a significant threat to environmental conservation, contributing to
deforestation, ecosystem disruption, and economic losses. Traditional detection methods …

Abstract The Gran Chaco (Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil) has turned into a global
deforestation hotspot as a consequence of the agricultural expansion. These land use …

The Indonesian government has implemented specific measures that have negatively
impacted the environmental sector to enhance economic growth. In response to worldwide …

Environmental legislation requires well‐defined concepts, criteria, and indicators to support
its effective implementation and provide legal security to the diverse stakeholders involved …

Land transformation is a major component of global change, directly altering habitat
composition and spatial configuration, biodiversity, and ecosystem functioning. Over the last …