Tag: deforestation
Fighting poverty can also fight deforestation, new study finds
A government program to help poor, rural Indonesians through direct cash payments had the unexpected effect of reducing deforestation by 30 percent in participating villages.
Statistic of the decade: The massive deforestation of the Amazon
At the cost of over $2,000 per acre—and that is the cheapest I could find—it isn’t cheap, totaling over $30 billion to replace what the Amazon lost this decade.
South America’s second-largest forest is also burning – and ‘environmentally friendly’...
Due to the some of the fastest deforestation in the world, this once enormous ecosystem may soon be gone outside of protected areas.
Decimation of the rainforests and the money men
A completely new approach to so-called development as part of far reaching systemic change is urgently needed.
‘The future of Earth is at risk’: New drone footage of...
"Global demand for meat is destroying the Amazon rainforest."
Worldwide deforestation rising despite bold commitments, report finds
“At five years on, we’re losing the battle.”
Brazil’s indigenous peoples have long united against deforestation
When rain started to fall on the flames overtaking the area around the small Amazonian town of Lábrea, Brazil, Marcos Apurinã let...
Record number of fires burning in Amazon rainforest
There are a record number of wildfires burning in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil's space agency has said. Their smoke is visible from space and shrouded the...
Ethiopia plants 350 million trees in one day
Ethiopia has planted over 350 million trees as part of a national “green legacy” initiative to plant and grow 4 billion trees...
Exterminating the future: World outcry grows as Brazil rapidly expands deforestation...
New government data in Brazil shows that deforestation in the Amazon has dramatically increased since the far-right former military officer Jair Bolsonaro...
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Fabrications, fraud and false accounting: how Deloitte helped Abramovich hide $10bn
The Big Four firm spent years fabricating corporate papers that helped the sanctioned oligarch conceal assets and dodge tax
If Trumpism descends to grisly entertainment, why not hangings, guillotines, hungry lions, even burning...
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Analysis estimates up to 12.4 million fewer Americans enrolled in public health coverage since...
The figure is a net enrollment change through mid-2026, and the author says some of the underlying exchange data are estimates
UN and The Hague Confront Impunity for War Crimes
As King Abdullah of Jordan reminded the General Assembly, the UN and the world's governments have the means to enforce international law, if and when they choose to do so
Fain wins second term as UAW president in unofficial count
Partial results show the incumbent with more than two-thirds of the vote, while about one in 10 eligible members returned ballots