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Rwandan tree carbon stock mapped from above
Dec 27, 2022 (SPX)
"Large uncertainties exist for the current forest assessments internationally. By mapping the carbon stock of all individual trees, accuracy is greatly improved...
German climate activists cut top off Christmas tree
Dec 21, 2022 (AFP)
Two women from campaign group "Last Generation" used a mechanical platform to ascend to the top of the 15-metre (49-foot) tree and sawed off a two-metre section...
Greek woodcutters give energy crisis the chop
Dec 20, 2022 (AFP)
With petrol and gas bills increasing, loggers in northern Greece say they are doing their best to keep up with rising demand for wood, considered a more afforda...
EU agrees ban on imports driving deforestation
Dec 06, 2022 (AFP)
The draft law, which aims to ensure "deforestation-free supply chains" for the 27-nation EU, was hailed by environmental groups as "groundbreaking". It requires...
Climate change supercharges threat from forest-eating bug
Dec 05, 2022 (AFP)
With chunks of their bark peeling off and needles falling from dying branches, more and more trees are being killed by the spruce bark beetle, which is venturin...
Climate's toll on trees threatens the sound of music
Nov 30, 2022 (AFP)
The Risoud Forest, covering the border between France and Switzerland some 1,200 metres (3,900 feet) up in the Jura mountains, is filled with spruce trees which...
Brazilian Amazon deforestation falls, but up 60% under Bolsonaro
Nov 30, 2022 (AFP)
In the latest grim news on the world's biggest rainforest, satellite monitoring showed 11,568 square kilometers (4,466 square miles) of forest cover was destroy...
I.Coast launches major drive to reverse deforestation
Nov 24, 2022 (AFP)
The Forests Investment Project aims to cover 6.5 million hectares (16 million acres) -- or 20 percent of the country -- said the World Bank, which is financing ...
No longer evergreen: Germany eyes diversity to save forests
Nov 17, 2022 (AFP)
Germany recorded its worst bout of forest fires in 2022, and experts believe such calamities will only intensify in the coming years because of climate change. ...
France backs Lula's proposal to hold climate conference in the Amazon
Nov 17, 2022 (AFP)
"I fervently hope that we can have a COP in the Amazon so I fully support this initiative by Lula," Macron said during a trip to Bangkok for an Asia-Pacific Eco...
Brazil's Lula, world leaders bolster UN climate talks
Nov 17, 2022 (AFP)
While G20 leaders meeting in Indonesia issued a final communique committing to pursue the more ambitious limits on global heating, action on the sidelines of fr...
Rainforest giants Brazil, Indonesia, DR Congo sign deforestation pact
Nov 14, 2022 (AFP)
All three nations have vast tropical rainforests threatened by logging and agriculture. "Representatives from Indonesia, Brazil and DRC... announced a tropical ...
In Canada's boreal forest, one man works to save caribou
Nov 14, 2022 (AFP)
For centuries, "our ancestors survived thanks to the caribous -- using its meat, pelts and tools made from its bones," says Kanape, a member of the Innu Indigen...
Study uncovers widespread and ongoing clearcutting of Swedish old forests
Nov 14, 2022 (SPX)
A small fraction of Sweden's forests consists of older forests which have never previously been clear-cut. These rare ecosystems have a rich biodiversity and gi...
Brazil's Lula headed to UN climate talks with vow to save Amazon
Nov 14, 2022 (AFP)
Lula's trip Monday to the COP27 talks in Sharm el-Sheikh will be his first international visit since beating Brazil's far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the ...
Subarctic boreal forest, vital for the planet, is at risk
Nov 14, 2022 (AFP)
The boreal forest, which is second only to the Amazon in terms of its vital role in ensuring the future of the planet, encircles the Arctic -- and it is in just...
Brazil will regain its climate 'leadership': ex-minister
Nov 12, 2022 (AFP)
Credited with curbing deforestation in the 2000s, Marina Silva outlined key environmental priorities for the new president, who will visit the climate talks nex...
Planet and Justdiggit enable nature-based solutions to regreen the land
Nov 11, 2022 (SPX)
Planet offers unique remotely-sensed insights and satellite tasking capabilities through their subscription-based satellite data platform, enabling customers li...
Finland's foresters decry 'unfair' EU climate plans
Nov 11, 2022 (AFP)
"I have started to systematically carry out these loggings, sort of in advance," he said. Like many Finns, Jappila fears that an upcoming EU biodiversity strate...
Brazil sets new Amazon deforestation record for October
Nov 11, 2022 (AFP)
The grim news comes less than two months before far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's four-year term ends. The former army captain is a climate change skeptic an...
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