Remove 2021 Remove Agriculture Remove Deforestation
article thumbnail

Amazon Deforestation is Down. Here’s Why.

Legal Planet

For several years, headlines about Amazon deforestation have all been bad. Good news in Brazil where deforestation in the Amazon declined 66.1 For the first eight months of the year, the rate of deforestation is 48 percent lower than the same period in 2022. percent compared to last August.

article thumbnail

The Stream, July 1, 2021: Brazil Bans Outdoor Fires To Curb Deforestation In Amazon

Circle of Blue

Reuters reports that the move comes ahead of the annual burning season in the Amazon rainforest in an attempt to cut down on deforestation. Phosphorous loads in the watershed, a massive agricultural area and a key nutrient-loading tributary to western Lake Erie, are still nowhere near targeted reduction goals. 8800 RESIDENTS.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Analysis: Coal extraction in Indonesia is driving deforestation

A Greener Life

In 2021, the country produced 610 million tons of coal, half of which was exported, at a value of US$29.6 Coal extraction in Indonesia is done with open-pit mining, hence the deforestation,” says Syahrul Fitra, a senior forest campaigner at Greenpeace Southeast Asia. of total tropical deforestation between 2000 and 2019.

article thumbnail

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. million.

article thumbnail

HotSpots H2O: Years-Long Drought Pushes Brazil to the Brink

Circle of Blue

Scientists attribute the drought’s severity to climate change, deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, and the La Niña weather pattern. By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — October 4, 2021. In much of the country’s agricultural heartland, soil water levels are a third of what is needed to sustain healthy crops. Help us,” he said.

article thumbnail

A $1 Billion Investment in the ‘New Forest Economy’

Legal Planet

Second, it stands out because of who is issuing the demand – namely, leaders of states, provinces, and communities who are at the frontlines of the climate, biodiversity, and economic crises that compound current high levels of deforestation. The World Resources Institute (WRI) found that we lost 10% more tropical forest in 2022 than in 2021.

article thumbnail

The Stream, December 1, 2021: New Testing Rule In U.S. Could Impact 90 Percent of Water Systems Relying on Lead Service Lines

Circle of Blue

The patrol group of Indigenous farmers, teachers, and hunters spend their time working with conservation officers to track deforestation and report their findings to government regulators. Uganda has lost about 40 percent of its wetlands over the past two decades due to illegal filling for building or agricultural expansion.

2021 130