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- Amazon deforestation still high despite Brazil's COP26 pledge Wed, 10 Nov 21, 6:30amLast week at COP26 in Glasgow, 100 countries, including Brazil, pledged to reverse deforestation by 2030. However, recent figures for October show that Brazil is nowhere near protecting the Amazon rainforest. In...
- 110 countries pledge to end deforestation by 2030 Thu, 4 Nov 21, 4:30amMore than 100 leaders from around the world pledged to reverse deforestation by 2030, in what's being lauded as the first big achievement of COP26...
- Reasons to be hopeful: the climate solutions available now Sun, 31 Oct 21, 6:00pmWe have every tool we need to tackle the climate crisis. Here’s what some key sectors are doing
- Annual Amazon deforestation rate hits highest levels in a decade Tue, 24 Aug 21, 4:30amA new report by Brazilian research institute Imazon shows that the Amazon forest has experienced the highest level of annual deforestation in a decade...
- Illegal beef farmers promote deforestation in Chiribiquete National Park Thu, 1 Jul 21, 4:30amLeading supermarkets in Colombia are stocking and selling beef that may be produced illegally in protected nature areas. Such beef contributes to deforestation. According to the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), there...
- South Korea to plant 3 billion trees by 2050 Wed, 9 Jun 21, 3:30amThe South Korea Forest Service has announced its plans to plant 3 billion trees within the next three decades. In the program, the Korean government plans to invest 6 trillion won ($5.3 billion) to restore forests. This is...
- Global food brands fight UK bill that fines for products linked to deforestation Sat, 29 May 21, 2:30amSome leading food brands are challenging an environmental bill being discussed by the U.K. Parliament. The much-delayed bill proposes that U.K.-based food companies must examine the supply chains of their products to confirm...
- Forests the size of France have been restored in the past 20 years Tue, 18 May 21, 2:30amA study by Trillion Trees, a joint venture of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), BirdLife International and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has revealed that more than 59 million hectares of forests have been restored since...
- Deforestation contributes to disease outbreaks, study says Sat, 27 Mar 21, 3:30amA recent paper published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science has established that there is a connection between deforestation and the occurrence of zoonotic and vector-borne diseases...
- Devastating gold rush in Peruvian Amazon rainforest as seen from space Tue, 9 Mar 21, 4:30amThe Peruvian Amazon is the world’s fourth largest tropical rainforest and an important biodiversity hotspot. But as usual, people are putting financial gain over preserving endemic and endangered species. As the price of...
- Monarch butterfly population declines due to climate change and logging Thu, 4 Mar 21, 4:30amA new report by the World Wildlife Fund in association with the government of Mexico shows that there is a drastic decline in the number of monarch butterflies hibernating in Mexico...
- Facebook Marketplace fuels illegal sales of land in the Amazon rainforest Tue, 2 Mar 21, 4:30amLarge parcels of land in the Amazon rainforest are being sold illegally on Facebook. According to a recent investigation carried out by the BBC, Facebook Marketplace ads are being used to sell land in Brazil's portion of...
- Human destruction of nature is 'senseless and suicidal', warns UN chief Fri, 19 Feb 21, 3:00amUN report offers bedrock for hope for broken planet, says António Guterres
- Global Forest Watch can now see through clouds to stop deforestation Thu, 18 Feb 21, 4:30amLast year, the Global Forest Watch tracking system starting allowing people to help monitor deforestation in far-flung parts of the world while sitting at home with their laptop...
- Trump administration opens 3.4M acres of owl habitat to loggers Sat, 16 Jan 21, 5:30amThe Trump administration has once again rolled back an important policy regarding the protection of birds. Only about a week ago, the administration stripped protections of migratory birds from accidental deaths by oil companies....