deforestation
Amazon deforestation falls more than 20 percent to its lowest levels in 5 years
Environment
November 10, 2023
Amazon deforestation falls more than 20 percent to its lowest levels in 5 years
CNN — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon dropped by 22.3 percent in the 12 months through July, government data showed Thursday,…
Amazon deforestation at six-year-low in Brazil after plunging 66% in July
Environment
August 5, 2023
Amazon deforestation at six-year-low in Brazil after plunging 66% in July
CNN — Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 66 percent last month compared to July 2022 and is now…
Rainforest destruction soared in 2022 despite global pledges to halt deforestation, new report finds
Environment
June 28, 2023
Rainforest destruction soared in 2022 despite global pledges to halt deforestation, new report finds
CNN — The destruction of the world’s rainforests ramped up last year, despite global pledges to end deforestation by 2030,…
Indonesia, Brazil biggest culprits in tropical forest loss linked to industrial mining: study
Environment
September 18, 2022
Indonesia, Brazil biggest culprits in tropical forest loss linked to industrial mining: study
Industrial-scale mining for materials such as coal, gold, and iron ore is spurring tropical deforestation, with once-impenetrable forest cleared for…
Invasions and illegal exploitation of indigenous lands in Brazil tripled under Bolsonaro, says advocacy group
World
August 28, 2022
Invasions and illegal exploitation of indigenous lands in Brazil tripled under Bolsonaro, says advocacy group
(CNN) – Invasions and illegal extraction of natural resources in Brazil’s protected indigenous lands have tripled since President Jair Bolsonaro…
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has already reached a new deforestation record this year
World
April 10, 2022
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has already reached a new deforestation record this year
(CNN) – The portion of Amazon rainforest impacted by deforestation in the first three months of 2022 was the highest…
Over 100 countries vow to end deforestation at climate talks
World
November 2, 2021
Over 100 countries vow to end deforestation at climate talks
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — More than 100 countries pledged Tuesday to end deforestation in the coming decade — a promise…
Indigenous leaders push new target to protect Amazon from deforestation
Environment
September 5, 2021
Indigenous leaders push new target to protect Amazon from deforestation
MARSEILLE, France, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Indigenous groups urged world leaders on Sunday to back a new target to protect…
With fuel scarce, Yemen’s forests are next casualty of war
Middle East
August 11, 2021
With fuel scarce, Yemen’s forests are next casualty of war
KHAMIS BANISAAD, Yemen, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Yemeni lumberjack Ali al-Emadi spends hours chopping down an acacia tree with an…
Two-thirds of tropical rainforest destroyed or degraded globally, NGO says
Environment
March 8, 2021
Two-thirds of tropical rainforest destroyed or degraded globally, NGO says
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforest cover, new data reveals…