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Forest degradation primary driver of carbon loss in the Brazilian Amazon
Jun 11, 2021 (ESA)
While both deforestation and forest degradation are damaging to forest health, there is a difference between the two. Deforestation occurs when forests are clea...
On the front line in Ivory Coast's reforestation war
Jun 11, 2021 (AFP)
Their presence gives a military feel to a campaign to help Ivory Coast regain the emerald forests it has catastrophically lost, along with the elephants and oth...
Ghana plants 5 mn trees to battle forest depletion
Jun 11, 2021 (AFP)
Ghana's current forest cover stands at 1.6 million hectares, down from 8.2 million in 1900, according to statistics from the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resou...
Brazilian Amazon deforestation hits record for May
Jun 04, 2021 (AFP)
A total of 1,180 square kilometers of the Amazon was lost in May, representing a 41 percent increase compared to the same month in 2020. It was the third straig...
Brazil leader promises Yanomami no unwanted mining on their lands
May 30, 2021 (AFP)
The right-wing president's remarks come amid charges by the Yanomami that their lands are being seized and they themselves are coming under attack, from people ...
Brazil environment minister probed for timber trafficking
May 19, 2021 (AFP)
The ruling by Justice Alexandre de Moraes said federal police had evidence that Salles and other environmental officials were involved in an "extremely serious ...
Ethiopia's Abiy kicks off massive tree-planting drive
May 18, 2021 (AFP)
It is the third consecutive year that Abiy -- the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner -- has urged Ethiopians to plant billions of trees, part of his "Green Legacy" c...
Prince Charles launches tree-planting drive for Queen's jubilee
May 17, 2021 (AFP)
The prince said he was "delighted to announce this unique tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty's platinum jubilee in 2022". The 72-year-old heir...
Brazil deforestation 94% illegal: report
May 17, 2021 (AFP)
Under pressure to curb the destruction of the Amazon, Bolsonaro vowed last month at a world climate summit to eliminate illegal deforestation by 2030. But almos...
Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon hits record in April
May 07, 2021 (AFP)
The area of the rainforest that was destroyed -- 580 square kilometers (225 square miles) -- marked a new high for the month of April and a 42.5 percent on-year...
Supermarkets threaten Brazil boycott over deforestation
May 05, 2021 (AFP)
An open letter coordinated by Retail Soy Group and sent to Brazil's National Congress included the signatures of UK supermarkets Asda, Sainsbury and Tesco, Germ...
Brazilian Amazon released more carbon than it stored in 2010s
May 01, 2021 (SPX)
More than 60% of the Amazon rainforest is in Brazil, and the new study used satellite monitoring to measure carbon storage from 2010-2019. The study found that ...
Forest measuring satellite passes tests with flying colours
Apr 29, 2021 (ESA)
Forests play a crucial role in Earth's carbon cycle by absorbing and storing large amounts of carbon from atmosphere - therefore helping to keep our planet cool...
Most low-income blocks in U.S. cities are hotter, have fewer trees than suburbs
Apr 28, 2021 (UPI)
The new data, detailed Wednesday in the journal PLOS One, also showed low-income blocks are a few degrees hotter on average. Several studies have highlighted th...
Andean forests have high potential to store carbon under climate change
Apr 26, 2021 (SPX)
Andean forests are helping to protect the planet by acting as a carbon sink, absorbing carbon dioxide and keeping some of this climate-altering gas out of circu...
Brought in by humans, beavers threaten Patagonia forest
Apr 23, 2021 (AFP)
Today, the leafy giants face a new threat: a flourishing community of beavers brought to Patagonia from Canada 75 years ago with the idea of promoting human set...
Rainforests of Central Africa unequally vulnerable to climate change, development
Apr 21, 2021 (UPI)
The belt of moist broadleaf forests hosts hundreds of millions of trees and some of the planet's most biodiverse ecosystems. Like most tropical forests, the Con...
Veteran Congo ruler pledges to shield forests at inauguration
Apr 16, 2021 (AFP)
Sassou Nguesso, who has been in power for a total of 36 of his 77 years, took the oath of office before 18 other African heads of state, including from his gian...
US asks Brazil for 'immediate' action on Amazon
Apr 16, 2021 (AFP)
Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, a longtime scourge of environmentalists, in a letter to President Joe Biden ahead of next week's US-led climate summit voice...
Young, female and fighting for India's forests
Apr 16, 2021 (AFP)
The battle between the state and environmental activists is not new in India, where impoverished tribal communities have long complained of being displaced in t...
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