Yale E360

JULY 14, 2021

Members of nearly 40 Indigenous communities in Peru's northern border region of Loreto have been using smartphone mapping apps to track deforestation in the Amazon, the Thomson Reuters Foundation reported.

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Yale E360

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Global deforestation dropped by just 6.3 percent in 2021, leaving the world off track from its goals of ending forest loss by 2030 and limiting warming to 1.5 degrees C, according to a new report. Read more on E360 ?.

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Yale E360

JANUARY 7, 2022

Last year, deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado region, one of the largest savannas in the world, reached its highest level since 2015, according to newly released data from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE).

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Earthava

JULY 3, 2024

The post How Does Deforestation Affect Animals: Impacts and Consequences appeared first on Earthava. Deforestation is a critical issue that affects the world and its wildlife. It disrupts the habitats of countless animals, making it difficult for them to find food and shelter.

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New Scientist

OCTOBER 23, 2023

But some countries have reduced deforestation rates, and actions such as trade reform could yet turn the tide The world is going “in the wrong direction” on forests, say campaigners.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 14, 2023

The new tracking service will help the cocoa and coffee industry comply with the EU’s recently released rules on regulating deforestation.

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New Scientist

JULY 17, 2023

Bolivia accounts for 9 per cent of all primary forest lost across the globe, and conservationists fear deforestation will only increase due to the government’s desire to expand agricultural production

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Legal Planet

MARCH 17, 2022

For more than a decade of leadership and innovation, member states and provinces of the Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force have been developing strategies, programs, investment plans, and new legal structures to address tropical deforestation, embark on a low-emissions development path, and benefit their populations and the climate.

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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. of total tropical deforestation between 2000 and 2019. of total tropical deforestation between 2000 and 2019. The main destination for this coal was China, with 99.2

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New Scientist

AUGUST 24, 2023

An analysis of 18 large carbon-offsetting projects has found that most don't significantly reduce deforestation compared with areas not covered by the schemes

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Cool Green Science

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

New science estimates that heat increases caused by deforestation are killing more than 100 people per year in Berau, Indonesia. The post Deforestation Is Killing Workers in Tropical Countries appeared first on Cool Green Science.

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Frontiers

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

In the tropics, when conflict affected countries transition to peace, deforestation often increases. The consequences of peace and armed conflict for deforestation depend on the location, reports a new publication in Frontiers in Environmental Science. Coca farms and cattle ranching boost deforestation.

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Inside Climate News

JUNE 14, 2023

Stand.earth alleges that Cargill, the nation’s largest privately-held company and the world’s largest agribusiness company , has failed to keep pledges on eliminating deforestation from its supply chains.

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Earthava

JUNE 20, 2024

The post What Process Leads to Deforestation and Increased Erosion: Key Factors Explained appeared first on Earthava. Deforestation, the purposeful clearing of forested land, is a major driver of environmental issues today. When forests are removed, the land often loses its crucial tree roots and plant life, accelerating soil erosion.

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Yale E360

MARCH 11, 2021

The Santa Martha territory of Peru is experiencing unprecedented deforestation as drug traffickers and land grabbers encroach. Owned by the Indigenous Cacataibo community, a majority of this 14,485-hectare territory had been officially preserved as forestland.

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New Scientist

MARCH 1, 2023

Satellite data shows rainfall in tropical regions across the globe has declined in deforested areas in line with what climate models have been predicting

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New Scientist

JANUARY 5, 2023

Changes in temperature and precipitation due to rapid deforestation in the Amazon rainforest could have effects as far away as the Tibetan plateau and Antarctica

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Yale E360

JANUARY 8, 2024

Forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon was down 50 percent, year on year, in 2023, according to government figures. Read more on E360 →

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New Scientist

JULY 4, 2023

Sustainability researchers have serious doubts about whether the EU’s new regulation will succeed in stopping deforestation

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Inhabitant

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Last week at COP26 in Glasgow, 100 countries, including Brazil, pledged to reverse deforestation by 2030. In fact, the latest numbers are the second most appalling since scientists began measuring deforestation. However, recent figures for October show that Brazil is nowhere near protecting the Amazon rainforest.

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Inhabitant

AUGUST 23, 2021

A new report by Brazilian research institute Imazon shows that the Amazon forest has experienced the highest level of annual deforestation in a decade. Despite global calls for action, poor policies championed by President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil have contributed to increased deforestation.

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Inhabitant

JULY 1, 2021

The harpy eagle, one of the world's largest eagles, has almost "zero" chances of surviving if Amazon deforestation continues.

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Inhabitant

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

More than 100 leaders from around the world pledged to reverse deforestation by 2030, in what's being lauded as the first big achievement of COP26. Countries are backing up their promise with more than $19 billion in public and private funds.

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New Scientist

MAY 10, 2022

The area cleared in April almost doubled, from 579 square kilometres in April last year to 1012 square kilometres, despite a pledge to halt deforestation

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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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New Scientist

AUGUST 16, 2021

The end of Colombia's civil war in 2016 unwittingly caused an increase in deforestation across the country as Marxist guerrillas no longer protect the land

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Forest loss is thought to have played a part in record low rainfall across South America this year, in a sign that environmental destruction is accelerating climate collapse

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Prospects for South America's biggest wild cat are likely to get worse in the short term unless the Brazilian government strengthens protections against deforestation for timber and cattle farming

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Yale E360

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The growing market for rubber is a major, but largely overlooked, cause of tropical deforestation, new analysis shows. Most of the rubber goes to produce tires, more than 2 billion a year, and experts warn the transition to electric vehicles could accelerate rubber use. Read more on E360 →

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Inside Climate News

JANUARY 12, 2022

They haven’t made commitments to stop deforestation related to beef, soy, palm oil and timber, and many of those that have aren’t following through.

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New Scientist

MAY 4, 2022

Even a modest shift from ruminant meat to microbial proteins could cut deforestation and carbon emissions 56 per cent by 2050

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New Scientist

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Forests have a localised cooling effect, and in tropical areas where deforestation has occurred, outdoor workers are now feeling the heat more

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 28, 2022

To fight climate change and biodiversity loss globally, Environment MEPs want only deforestation-free products to be allowed on the EU market.

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Gavin Newsom on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have required businesses selling certain products to the state to prove they’re not contributing to tropical deforestation. California Gov.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 1, 2021

Reuters reports that the move comes ahead of the annual burning season in the Amazon rainforest in an attempt to cut down on deforestation. The post The Stream, July 1, 2021: Brazil Bans Outdoor Fires To Curb Deforestation In Amazon appeared first on Circle of Blue. TODAY’S TOP WATER STORIES, TOLD IN NUMBERS. 8800 RESIDENTS.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

More than a hundred countries announce the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forest and Land Use, as £14 billion is committed to fight deforestation

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 30, 2022

… Continue reading The great Amazon land grab – how Brazil’s government is clearing the way for deforestation. Walker, University of Florida Imagine that a group of politicians decide that Yellowstone National Park is too big, so they downsize the park by a million acres, then sell that land in a private auction. Outrageous?

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