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Senate Should Consider Deforestation as Part of Climate Bill
(www.grist.org)
It is imperative that the United States find effective and economically viable solutions to the climate crisis. Our elected officials and business leaders ask how we can afford the global transition... More
Submitted 4 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
World Bank Withholds (Some) Funding for Deforestation
(www.chelseagreen.com)
Despite its pledge to help reduce deforestation, the World Bank seems to be aiding and abetting the industry most responsible for clearing the Amazon rainforest: the Brazilian cattle industry.... More
Submitted 9 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Amazonians Make Plea for Forest
(us.oneworld.net)
Indigenous leaders from the Amazon basin are calling for intense international scrutiny of the massive abuse of their land, including deforestation, which is making them increasingly vulnerable to the... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
The Cost of Deforestation
(us.oneworld.net)
China passed a ban on logging after concluding that planting trees is more economically prudent than cutting them down. Here, environmental expert Lester Brown explains the environmental and economic... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Brazil pledges to cut Amazon destruction in half
(therealnews.com)
Brazilian President Lula da Silva announces 10 year plan to slow rainforest destruction
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Brazil Sets High Goals for Forest Protection
(us.oneworld.net)
Following reports that Amazon deforestation is on the rise, Brazil has produced a revised plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 70 percent over the next eight years. Environmental activists... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Cut and Forest
(www.grist.org)
The Brazilian government on Monday announced a plan under which it would cut deforestation of the Amazon by 70 percent over the next decade. It is the first time Brazil, home to the largest area of... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Rebuild the Economy by Investing in Natural Capital
(www.chelseagreen.com)
For years, environmentalists have been trying to appeal to our better natures—pleading to humanity to preserve the environment simply for the environment’s sake. Clearly, that approach hasn’t... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
One-Fourth of Mammals Face Extinction
(www.truthdig.com)
According to a new report, roughly a quarter of the world’s mammal species are at risk of extinction. Deforestation, loss of habitat and hunting are to blame for declining mammal populations around... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by klarajo | 0 Comments |
Measuring a forest ‘breath’ (fernwalla.com)
Submitted about 1 year ago by klarajo | 0 Comments |
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