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Amazon deforestation falls more than 20 percent to its lowest levels in 5 years
Environment

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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
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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…
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