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This week, Global Forest Watch released its annual analysis of 2021 tree cover loss in the Global Forest Review. We can’t sugarcoat it – the findings by Global Forest Watch are stark. Large areas of tropical and boreal forest that…

Cool Earth has issued a statement in response to a landmark deforestation pledge announced today at COP26 to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by 2030, with £8.75 billion of public funds committed to protect and restore forests, alongside £5.3 billion of private investment.

The UK government's latest climate strategy was released last week to a somewhat subdued response. In the run-up to COP26, Deputy Director Dr Hannah Peck takes a deep dive into the report and shares Cool Earth’s take on why these proposals fall short, and how we can all act now to reverse the tide of climate change.

Our take on the world’s most important climate conference. Too little too late? It’s taken global leaders far too long to listen to, and include, the most important climate experts of our time in solving the climate crisis – indigenous…

We launched the Rainforest Firefighters campaign in August to raise money for people fighting the most important fire in the world: rainforest fire.

We’ve all seen the devastating footage. Endless news reports. Homes and livelihoods are being destroyed. It’s overwhelming and hard to know how to help.

All fire has the potential to be dangerous, life-changing, important. We know that. We also know that the health of rainforest affects the entire planet, all of us. 

Rainforest Firefighters are regular people.

8 lessons from the State of the World's Forests report.