They’re crucial for tracking deforestation, pinpointing dangerous heat, and helping people respond to fires, floods and insidious risks that might not be obvious from the ground.

When Indigenous peoples lose their river flow to dams, satellite programs like Landsat can help them fight for their resources.

New research suggests 75% of the rainforest has become less resilient to stress since the early 2000s.

Land grabs spearheaded by wealthy interests are accelerating deforestation, and Brazil’s National Congress is working to legitimize them.

More than 100 world leaders have pledged to end the destruction of forests by 2030 as a way to slow climate change. That will require changing how the world produces four widely used commodities.

Deforestation in Brazil was falling before 2014. Under Bolsonaro, it’s back to record highs.