Scientific American

AUGUST 9, 2021

A pilot program reveals that deforestation declined when Peruvian Indigenous communities use an early-alert-system app to detect forest loss. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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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.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 2, 2021

The expansion of BR-364 would contribute to the surging rate of Amazon deforestation, which nears its highest point in over a decade. . It’s such an old-fashioned, backwards vision … that pays absolutely no attention to conservation.

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Scientific American

JANUARY 5, 2022

As trees are cleared, surrounding areas heat up, triggering heavy rainstorms. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 15, 2022

Tropical deforestation is estimated to cause more climate warming emissions than the global transportation sector , and deforestation rates have increased despite the COVID-19 pandemic. These partnerships are critical for conserving important forested regions of our world. Background on the GCF Task Force.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 6, 2023

We need to better understand these changes, and to adapt biodiversity conservation strategies to take them into consideration. Deforestation and forest fragmentation are making it harder for species to move in response to climate chnage. Photo: T.R. Protea flowering in Table Mountain National Park, South Africa. Photo: UNESCO/David G.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The world is losing billions of topsoil annually due to overgrazing, deforestation , pollution as well as many other issues. If serious and urgent action is not taken, it will speed up desertification and the worlds agricultural land’s ability to produce the level of food it is today. This is then exacerbated by climate change.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 6, 2025

It highlights the impact of collective action in environmental conservation. The Emerald Forest Set on Indonesias tropical island Sumatra, where deforestation has challenged the animals dependent on the tropical rainforest , the Emerald Forest is a picture book by author Catherine Ward and Illustrator Karen Littlewood.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In case you missed it: there’s some good news about Amazon deforestation continuing to plunge. Jason Gray and I spoke recently about why tropical deforestation is down in Brazil, Colombia, and Indonesia. That’s good news because deforestation of tropical forests is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 2, 2022

In his new role as Project Director of the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force , Jason will help direct a major sub-national coalition focused on reducing tropical deforestation and advancing inclusive, equitable, low-emissions development at jurisdiction scale.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 31, 2022

The report’s other recommendations include limiting groundwater extraction and reducing deforestation. The root of these diverse challenges is, at least in part, political and institutional.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 25, 2025

With an announcement March 4, the conservation nonprofit and leather goods giant have invited other businesses to participate in the $10 million Deforestation Free Leather Fund. The World Wildlife Fund and Tapestry are asking for help in financing efforts to protect South American forests from cattle ranching.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The issue has begun changing minds about climate change among recreational fishermen, a demographic that leans politically conservative. Among recreational fishermen, a demographic that leans politically conservative, the issue has begun changing minds about climate change. The root cause of the issue is global climate change.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

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. Khan says this is partly due to deforestation, adding: “This is a significant increase, and if this trend continues until the end of 2100, there is a fear of a further 3C increase.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Recreational fishermen are a demographic that leans politically conservative, and the issue has begun changing minds about climate change. Todd Tanner, a writer and lifelong sportsman, is the president of the climate education nonprofit group Conservation Hawks, run for and by hunters and anglers.

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The Amazon rain forest is in the middle of a record-breaking drought because of deforestation, El Niño and climate change

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Real Climate

APRIL 6, 2023

Perhaps it would be wiser if it was on the front page and expressed even more directly?

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Commodities driven deforestation is a major reputational risk for food businesses. But, with grasslands disappearing at an ‘alarming’ rate, could this become the next conservation battleground? Read the full story at Food Navigator. A lesser known environmental impact is the contribution food production makes to grasslands degradation.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 16, 2021

The majority of the cases have been filed by the Amazon Task Force (ATF), established in 2018 by federal public prosecutors to unite the offices working to combat illegal deforestation in Amazonia. Illegal deforestation in traditional land. Illegal deforestation in traditional land.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 22, 2021

In 2018, a group of young plaintiffs filed a special constitutional claim called tutela alleging that their fundamental rights to a healthy environment, life, health, food, and water were threatened by climate change and the government’s failure to reduce deforestation in the Amazon. Province of Entre Ríos, et al.

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HumanNature

MARCH 16, 2021

Candidate in the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology and the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Are you still able to do your research right now? As a conservation biologist and PhD candidate working on an international research project, I have been asked this question countless times in the last year.

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Frontiers

MARCH 15, 2022

In the case of the Amazonian fires of 2019, there was no clear information on what exactly was burning: forests or previously deforested areas that had been converted to pasture and cropland,” explained Dr Alexandra Tyukavina, of the University of Maryland. Read original article ? Download original article (pdf).

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Academy of Natural Sciences

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Both new species are threatened by deforestation, one is already critically endangered,” said Weckstein. Both regions are increasingly fragmented, and there needs to be big uniform patches of green conserved in both regions if we want these species to succeed.”. The newly described Alagoas Screech Owl. Photo by Gustavo Malacco.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 1, 2021

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. The SRDC plays a large role in protecting the Amazon River and the rainforest that surrounds it in Guyana. IN RECENT WATER NEWS.

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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.

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Frontiers

APRIL 20, 2022

In the case of the Amazonian fires of 2019, there was no clear information on what exactly was burning: forests or previously deforested areas that had been converted to pasture and cropland,” explained Dr Alexandra Tyukavina, of the University of Maryland.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 25, 2022

Conservative estimates suggest that changing the way we produce and consume food could reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by at least 10.3 As a result, they are set to miss the opportunity for significant emissions reductions, alongside a range of related benefits for health, the environment and the economy. . billion tonnes a year.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Without the separate actions of thousands of individuals, Washington’s Tribal Nations, businesses, organizations, chefs, fishing groups, scientists, elected officials, and so many others working together over the last five years, this would never have been possible.” — Emma Helverson, Executive Director of Wild Fish Conservancy. .

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 22, 2024

Deforestation and industrial development break up the natural areas birds need for migration, making their journeys more challenging. At the COP15 summit in Montreal, Canada made large commitments to biodiversity conservation, presenting itself as a global leader in the cause. However, actions in Alberta tell a different story.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Still, in recent years illegal loggers, irresponsible farmers, and gold miners have begun to deforest large rainforest areas in pursuit of short-term profit. By creating buffer zones around critical conservation areas like the Cordillera Azul National Park and El Sira Communal Reserve, habitats for endangered species are safeguarded.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 25, 2023

On July 25, the Evangelical Environmental Network is proud to announce our joining of the US Chapter of the Trillion Trees Platform , a community of US-based companies, nonprofit organizations, and governments committed to reaching the global goal of creating healthy and resilient forests through conservation, restoration, and reforestation.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The abandoned coal mines and stripping pits caused major environmental impacts such as acid mine drainage and vast deforestation, but she found beauty and joy in the untouched mountains and forests. She inherited her work ethic from her parents, who built small businesses and were active members of their community.

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 13, 2020

The Colombian youth plaintiffs argued before the Constitutional Court that record rapid deforestation in the Amazon occurred between 2015 and 2016. Further, Colombia had already lost forty percent of its Amazonian forest and that the Colombian government—despite knowing of the repercussions—failed to prevent the vast deforestation.

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Acoel

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Industrial food systems are responsible for one-third of greenhouse gas emissions and are a key driver of deforestation and biodiversity loss , threatening more than 85 percent of the 28,000 species at risk of extinction. Posted on December 23, 2022 by Smita Narula. Image by Charles Echer from Pixabay.

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Environmental Progress

JULY 7, 2020

As background, my new book, Apocalypse Never , is a comprehensive review of the scientific evidence on climate change, deforestation, plastic waste, species extinction, and other major environmental topics. It has been praised by a large number of the world’s leading climate and environmental scientists and scholars.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

million in matching contributions to generate a total conservation impact of $36.6 Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. On September 4, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced $23.8 The 56 grants will leverage $12.8 Forest Service and Altria Group.

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Environment, Law, and History

MARCH 25, 2021

The abstract: This article examines the sylvan political ecology of late colonial New Spain and the colonial government's attempt to address deforestation through the Council on Forests, the first body in the kingdom's history dedicated to the conservation of natural resources.

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