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Deforestation in Colombia Down 70 Percent So Far This Year

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Deforestation in the Colombian Amazon is down 70 percent, year on year, through the first nine months of 2023, the government estimates. Read more on E360 →

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UK Triples International Climate Investments, Boosts Deforestation Programs at COP27

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The post UK Triples International Climate Investments, Boosts Deforestation Programs at COP27 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Committing to international climate funding, especially benefiting the host continent, is a priority heading into the conference.

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Amazon Sees Record High Deforestation in First Half of 2022

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In the first half of this year, deforestation claimed roughly 1,500 square miles of the Amazon rainforest, an area five times the size of New York City and the greatest loss since at least 2016, according to the Brazilian Space Agency. Read more on E360 ?.

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Indigenous Peruvians Use Smartphones to Monitor Deforestation

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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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Amazon Deforestation Down 40 Percent So Far This Year

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So far this year, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is down 40 percent from the same period in 2022, according to government data. The drop comes as a win for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has promised to curb forest less. Read more on E360 →

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Indonesia, Malaysia Have Cut Deforestation in Half in Last Half-Decade

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Indonesia and Malaysia have cut deforestation by more than half in recent years, a new report shows. Read more on E360 →

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As Deforestation Grows in the Brazilian Savanna, Government Ends Monitoring

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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).