Brazilian Amazon readies for record burn season this year amid coronavirus
The smoke from the forest fires could pile on the burden caused by the pandemic.
Tag: deforestation
Deforestation: 2019 is the third most devastating year of the century
Satellite data shows that 2019 was the third most devastating year since the turn of the century.
Humanity is making trees grow less and live shorter lives
Its a bad time to be a tree.
For Brazil, the coronavirus isn’t just a health crisis – it’s also an environmental one
The rate of deforestation rose by 55% in the first four months of the year compared to 2019.
Palm oil’s emissions mainly come from getting the land ready
Twice the amount of emissions come from young plants than mature plantations.
Cut down half the forest and the rest quickly follows suit
Deforestation for agriculture is the leading cause of man-made landscape shifts.
The Amazon is facing its tipping point, scientists warn
The region could turn into a savanna in just a few decades
In 2019, Brazil cut down twice as much of the Amazon as it did in the previous year
All in all, some 563 square kilometers (217 square miles) of forest were cut down in November.
Deforestation caused three times the natural average of fires in the Amazon
Not to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but generally, don't trust the government when your country is burning.
Deforestation reaches highest level in a decade in the Brazilian Amazon
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is again under the spotlight after this year's forest fires
A unique tree could help soils remain fertile in the Amazon
The inga tree can grow in very poor soil and improve it
Change diets to save the tropical forests, researchers say
If the consumption of meat and dairy doesn’t fall, at least one-quarter of the world’s tropical lands could disappear by ...
Tobacco industry’s carbon footprint mirrors entire countries — cost of cigarettes should reflect the environmental damage, WHO says
We all know smoking is bad for our health but not a lot of people are aware of the hidden ...
Hard-pressed by humans, rainforests lost their ability to act as carbon sinks
Instead, they now release around 8% of global emissions.
Pakistan just planted one billion trees to tackle deforestation and climate change
Talk about pulling your weight!
Bad beef: Despite pledge, Burger King continues to cause massive deforestation
It's up to us, the consumers, to make a difference.
Half of Amazon rainforest tree species threatened by deforestation
The Amazon basin is home to the world's great biodiversity. You'll find more plant and animal species per square foot ...
An Amazonian tribe is defending their forests from illegal loggers with bow and arrow
Motivated by the love for their native lands and armed with bows, arrows, GPS trackers and camera traps, an indigenous ...
Devastating photos of the world’s deforestation
Recently, we wrote an article about the biggest tree census ever conducted, and the results were pretty grim. Sure, there ...
The Number of Trees has Halved Since Human Civilization Emerged
Today, the Earth has approximately 3 trillion trees left standing - about 422 per person - but we've already cut ...
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