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 ...
Tag: deforestation
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 ...
Drugs and Environmental Damage: An Often Undiscussed Truth
When drugs are imported into the United States, the people responsible aren't just damaging human lives; they may also be ...
Norway to pay Liberia to stop cutting its woods
Norway will pay impoverished African country Liberia $150m (£91.4m) to entirely stop deforestation by 2020. Liberia is one of the poorest ...
Amazon trees will withstand even the most pessimistic of global warming scenarios
Researchers from the University of Michigan and University College London have found that trees in the Amazon forest will be able to withstand even ...
Loggers burned Amazon 8 year old tribe girl alive, as part of a campaign to force indigenous population out of the land
This is truly one of the days when you could feel ashamed to be human. According to reports, loggers in ...
Forests, or how we destroy one of our biggest climate protectors
Humanity seems determined to continue on a suicidal path and destroy much of the planet that surrounds us; so far ...
Vietnam War bio-weapon used today for Amazon deforestation
Of all the despicable things ...
Brazil’s government approves of rainforest destruction. Next day, two environmental activists get shot
It's a black period for Brazil's environment, and things will get even worse in days to follow; the government just ...
Ethiopia’s forest area triples
Ethiopian authorities announced that thanks to large-scale reforestation campaigns the forest cover of their country has tripled since 2000. The ...
In sickness and in … green
The city administration of Balikpapan (in East Kalimantan) has issued a new rule which will definitely please those interested in ...
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