2001 Conservation Deforestation 
Frontiers
FEBRUARY 20, 2022
In the tropics, when conflict affected countries transition to peace, deforestation often increases. Accounting for these variations will be important for developing more effective conservation strategies in the future. However, half a century of internal conflict (1964-2016) has complicated conservation plans.
Frontiers
MARCH 15, 2022
The study shows that one third of global forest loss between 2001 and 2019 was due to fires, which is higher than previous estimates. The new map showed that the proportion of global forest loss due to fires between 2001 and 2019 is 26% to 29%, higher than previously estimated. “The Global forest fires 2001-2019 map.
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A Greener Life
JANUARY 20, 2023
Coal extraction in Indonesia is done with open-pit mining, hence the deforestation,” says Syahrul Fitra, a senior forest campaigner at Greenpeace Southeast Asia. He argues that the government should stop issuing mining licences in protected forests or conservation areas. “It of total tropical deforestation between 2000 and 2019.
Frontiers
APRIL 20, 2022
New high-resolution map shows fires caused one third of global forest loss between 2001 and 2019. Endangered mountain gorillas increase the frequency they drink water as the temperature increases, suggesting a likely impact of climate change on their behavior, finds a recent study published in Frontiers in Conservation Science.
Academy of Natural Sciences
DECEMBER 27, 2021
On December 25 the world lost one of the great champions of conservation and a long-time friend and associate of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Tom Lovejoy. Later Tom became President of the Heinz Center, supporting wildlife and habitat conservation around the world. Dillon Ripley, who also had strong ties to the Academy.
ESA
JANUARY 26, 2022
His optimism, generosity, and compassion inspired an amazing spectrum of ecologists, conservation biologists, economists, politicians, celebrities, and students. His early experience in the Amazon began a life-long love of tropical biology and conservation. Two of his mentors, G.E. Hutchinson and R.
Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Conservation : The preservation or restoration of a natural environment for the social, ecological, or even economical benefit. For example, a program of river conservation will increase biodiversity while making the surrounding environment and people who live there healthier.
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