Academy of Natural Sciences

JANUARY 12, 2023

The Amazon Rainforest. Few places are as evocative of biodiversity as the Amazon Rainforest, a region of South America that occupies just 0.5% Roughly 1,300 bird species call the Amazon Rainforest their home, as do more than 3,000 species of fishes and countless primates, butterflies, orchids, frogs and more. Lukas Musher/ANS.

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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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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

OCTOBER 3, 2024

It was about creating a sustainable future that empowers indigenous communities, the true custodians of the rainforest. Still, in recent years illegal loggers, irresponsible farmers, and gold miners have begun to deforest large rainforest areas in pursuit of short-term profit. Product review: Truly Nuts!

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Law Columbia

JUNE 16, 2021

The Amazon rainforest, the country’s not-so-secret weapon to mitigate climate change, features prominently in the litigation. 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.

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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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A Greener Life

AUGUST 27, 2023

Optimistic environmentalists hope this is the first step in beginning to heal the Amazon rainforest which scientists have said it nearing irreversible tipping points. But regardless of whether these figures are accurate, the majority of the people of Ecuador have said that protecting the environment must take top priority.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 10, 2019

by world leaders regarding the Bolsonaro administration’s inaction to prevent or stop the burning of the Amazon rainforest—. These criticisms arose over a concern for conserving the Amazon’s carbon sequestration potential and its abundant biodiversity. Recently, Brazil was heavily criticized. the highest surge in fires since 2010.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 13, 2023

Panama has conservation reserves that cover 30% of the country already, with plans to expand tree cover. Suriname is 93% rainforest. Deforestation is an ongoing problem, so it is unlikely that Madagascar will be carbon negative for long. Bhutan has been prioritising its forests for 50 years.

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Vermont Law

JULY 28, 2014

Deforestation, air and water pollution, and lack of sanitation systems have led to public health problems and resource scarcity. This is troubling because these issues are two of the country’s largest environmental issues, along with deforestation, soil erosion, and the lack of clean water.

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Environmental Progress

MAY 21, 2020

Peter Daszak published an article which argued that “Rampant deforestation, uncontrolled expansion of agriculture, intensive farming, mining and infrastructure development, as well as the exploitation of wild species have created a ‘perfect storm’ for the spillover of diseases from wildlife to people.” Peter Daszak, President, Eco-Health.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 27, 2023

The pipelines will run close to Dehing Patkai National Park, which encompasses the largest stretch of lowland rainforest in India and is home to multiple endangered species, including the western hoolock gibbon and white-winged duck, the state bird of Assam. An endangered western hoolock gibbon. Photo credit: Gurvinder Singh.

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 17, 2023

And as all so-claimed “eco”-friendly things do, it gained significant popularity as a way to experience nature’s wonders while supporting conservation efforts. However, the Indian judiciary displays a proactive commitment to environmental conservation. In Nagarahole Budakattu Hakku Sthapana Samithi v. In Union of India v.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 13, 2020

stem from land cover change, such as deforestation, afforestation/reforestation, and wood harvesting. come from deforestation. In addition to carbon sequestration, tropical rainforests help to regulate the global temperature by. Deforestation raises the albedo. the conservation of natural resources. relate to”.

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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. This recent loss of Tom and his colleague Edward O.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Palm oil for Nestlé: more than 1,000 cases of deforestation per day Rainforest Rescue | October 22, 2020 In 2010, Nestlé gave itself ten years to switch to 100% deforestation-free palm oil. In 2019, Nestlé recorded over 1,000 cases of deforestation daily.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Palm oil for Nestlé: more than 1,000 cases of deforestation per day Rainforest Rescue | October 22, 2020 In 2010, Nestlé gave itself ten years to switch to 100% deforestation-free palm oil. In 2019, Nestlé recorded over 1,000 cases of deforestation daily.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Palm oil for Nestlé: more than 1,000 cases of deforestation per day Rainforest Rescue | October 22, 2020 In 2010, Nestlé gave itself ten years to switch to 100% deforestation-free palm oil. In 2019, Nestlé recorded over 1,000 cases of deforestation daily.

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Environment Blog

AUGUST 5, 2019

to some specialist magazines like The Ecologist, Nature, Scientific American or Nature Conservancy. Focus on a small issue that they can’t really disagree with – plastic waste or deforestation – and aim to get them to agree to a small change like starting to recycle or using a reusable water bottle. Take A Course.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

What is Conservation? We define conservation as a broad approach to preserving what is already there and the due care and attention to protecting it for the future (1). Resource conservation is the active ways in which we seek to limit the use of resources to reduce the strain put on supply. Conservation, Ethics, Philosophy.

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Environmental Progress

JUNE 29, 2020

In reality, the above facts come from the best-available scientific studies, including those conducted by or accepted by the IPCC, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and other leading scientific bodies. But too often we are guilty of the same.

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Environmental Progress

AUGUST 8, 2020

In a long interview last year, Nepstad was shockingly candid with me about the harms perpetrated by the environmental NGO community in the Amazon, including how their efforts had contributed to the fragmentation of the rainforest. Notably, however, Nepstad did not request any corrections to my article in our conversation, nor has he since.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 16, 2025

A multi-million dollar, internationally backed initiative will aim to sustainably produce cacao and coffee in Cameroons rainforests a practice that has historically caused deforestation. One of the largest drivers of deforestation, according to one 2024 study , is the production of cacao.

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ESA

MAY 9, 2022

White House Fact Sheet: President Biden Signs Executive Order to Strengthen America’s Forests, Boost Wildfire Resilience, and Combat Global Deforestation. The goal of this grant program is to streamline funding opportunities for new voluntary conservation and restoration projects around the United States.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

In addition, Berkeley argued that the complaint failed to state a claim that the Energy Policy and Conservation Act preempted the ordinance. Three conservation groups filed a lawsuit in the federal district court for the District of Columbia seeking to compel the U.S. Bernhardt , No. 1:16-cv-01724 (D.D.C.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Under President Bolsonaro, Amazon deforestation soared to its highest rate since 2008. At this year’s conference, namely, COP 27, Brazil, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a rainforest protection pact , vowing to cooperate on sustainable development management and conservation.

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ESA

JANUARY 10, 2022

White House seeks feedback about the American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas. Lovejoy III, an ecologist who dedicated his career to preserving the Amazon rainforest, dies at 80 – The Washington Post. The conservation atlas bill be used to assess the country’s progress towards that goal. Executive Branch.

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