Scientists have long known that human activity often helps pathogens spread. Human-caused climate change can push disease-carrying mosquitoes or ticks into new places as temperatures rise, and ...

Environmental pressures also loom large. Many African cities face heightened climate risks, including flooding, drought and ...

Foreign direct investments (FDI) in tropical countries in extractive industries like mining, logging and fossil fuels have a long, environmentally destructive track record in tropical countries. Are ...

The production of food continues to eat its way into the world’s tropical forests. Agricultural expansion drives nearly 90% ...

By Rhett Ayers Butler Brazil’s latest satellite alerts indicate that deforestation in the Amazon has continued to fall into early 2026, extending a downward trend that began after a sharp rise earlier ...

Industry Insight from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters. May 21 - Every year, companies that produce or source agricultural and forestry products field requests for disclosure ...

Global demand for a handful of agricultural commodities—from your morning coffee to a piece of chocolate—is the single largest driver of deforestation and habitat loss across the planet. As ...

In boardrooms around the world one critical threat remains off the radar as risk managers fixate instead on geopolitical shocks, supply chain disruptions, and inflation. And that rarely prioritized ...

Human-caused climate change can push disease-carrying mosquitoes or ticks into new places as temperatures rise, and deforestation can expose humans to viruses circulating in once-isolated species. But ...