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Cattle and Climate Change: Putting Sustainability in Perspective

HumanNature

Another concern regarding the environmental impact of cattle is the contribution to deforestation and habitat destruction primarily in tropical regions, like the Amazon rainforest, where land has historically been converted from forested land to pastures for grazing (Margulis, 2004; Gibbs et al., methane emissions (EPA, 2022). Gerber, P.

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Bury it, don’t burn it: turning biomass waste into a carbon solution

Physics World

That’s because in 2013, a team of scientists were digging a trench when they came across the 3775-year-old log. Reforestation – Conversion to forest of land that was previously deforested. If a tree fell in a forest almost 4000 years ago, did it make a sound? In fact, recent analysis unearthed an entirely different story.

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Analysis: How Costa Rica reversed deforestation and raised millions for conservation

A Greener Life

During last November’s COP26 climate change conference, the president of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, signed an agreement that will see US$20 million flow towards the conservation of the country’s forests, funds earmarked to increase protection and help avoid deforestation.

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Sea level in the IPCC 6th assessment report (AR6)

Real Climate

This is a pretty clear illustration of how sea level starts to rise slowly; but in the long run, sea-level rise caused by fossil-fuel burning and deforestation in our generation could literally go off the chart and inundate many coastal cities and wipe entire island nations off the map. But first things first. Observed Past Rise.

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Analysis: Energy needs drive deforestation in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

A Greener Life

The rate of deforestation has since slowed, but it is still of major concern. Timber smuggling is another major cause of deforestation in the region. EPAAJK’s State of the Environment 2018 report states that the average maximum temperature in Pakistan-administered Kashmir increased from 25C to 27C between 1962 and 2013.

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French banks accused of money laundering linked to Amazon deforestation

Corp Watch

French banks accused of money laundering linked to Amazon deforestation Mongabay PaulaR Fri, 11/17/2023 - 17:58 Thursday, November 16, 2023 Read more Dimitri Selibas A coalition of NGOs has filed a criminal complaint against several French banks for allegedly financing meat companies driving deforestation in Brazil.

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Report alleges APP continues deforestation 10 years after pledge to stop

Corp Watch

Report alleges APP continues deforestation 10 years after pledge to stop Mongabay PaulaR Mon, 11/20/2023 - 15:18 Tuesday, October 31, 2023 Read more Hans Nicholas Jong A new Greenpeace report alleges that pulp and paper giant APP continues to clear forests and develop peatlands 10 years after adopting its landmark 2013 pledge to stop destroying natural (..)