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World Rainforest Day 2022: As forests are depleting, see what governments are doing to protect them

World Rainforest Day 2022: As forests are depleting, see what governments are doing to protect them

George Scott June 22, 2022

At the COP26 climate conference in November 2021, over 100 world leaders pledged nearly $19.2 billion of public and private....

Brazil's Amazon deforestation hits April record, nearly double previous peak

Brazil's Amazon deforestation hits April record, nearly double previous peak

George Scott May 07, 2022

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon surged to record levels for the month of April, nearly doubling the area of forest removed....

Deforestation Is High, Despite COP26 Promises

Deforestation Is High, Despite COP26 Promises

George Scott April 28, 2022

Brazil had the largest share of tree loss last year, followed by the Democratic Republic of Congo and Bolivia. Indonesia....

Deforestation of Indigenous lands could prevent Brazil from achieving climate change mitigation targets

Deforestation of Indigenous lands could prevent Brazil from achieving climate change mitigation targets

Liang Lan April 20, 2022

Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon are under constant pressure, and deforestation of these areas has accelerated in recent years.

Brazil's Amazon rainforest has already reached a new deforestation record this year

Brazil's Amazon rainforest has already reached a new deforestation record this year

George Scott April 11, 2022

The portion of Amazon rainforest impacted by deforestation in the first three months of 2022 was the highest ever recorded,....

Palm Oil for Biodiesel in the Amazon: Sustainable Fuel or Deforestation Risk?

Palm Oil for Biodiesel in the Amazon: Sustainable Fuel or Deforestation Risk?

George Scott April 05, 2022

Oil palm, known as dendezeiro in Brazil, can produce up to ten times more vegetable oil per hectare than other....

Brazil’s deadly mudslides reflect neglect, climate change

Brazil’s deadly mudslides reflect neglect, climate change

George Scott February 19, 2022

The landslides that devastated Petropolis this week demolished houses and ripped families apart, scarred hillsides and hearts, left at least....

Amazon deforestation: Record high destruction of trees in January

Amazon deforestation: Record high destruction of trees in January

George Scott February 12, 2022

The number of trees cut down in the Brazilian rainforest in January 2022 is the highest amount ever recorded in....