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For firms, climate and deforestation becoming part of bigger ‘nature’ issue

For firms, climate and deforestation becoming part of bigger ‘nature’ issue

Hannah Steiner December 25, 2022

Loss of tropical forests remained “stubbornly high” in 2021 with 11.1 million hectares of tree cover lost, almost half the....

COP27: deforestation among the obstacles to the +1.5°C target by 2100

COP27: deforestation among the obstacles to the +1.5°C target by 2100

Hannah Steiner November 15, 2022

Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions remain at record levels in 2022.

September sees worst-ever deforestation rate in Amazon

September sees worst-ever deforestation rate in Amazon

Liang Lan October 09, 2022

Brazilian Space Research Institute says 1,455 km2 were destroyed in September.

We’ve Lost 35 Percent of Forests in the Past 300 Years

We’ve Lost 35 Percent of Forests in the Past 300 Years

Hannah Steiner September 06, 2022

Removing wooded areas is called deforestation and it’s often for human benefit. But the impact of deforestation could be devastating....

Brazil's Amazon sees worst August fires in over a decade

Brazil's Amazon sees worst August fires in over a decade

George Scott August 31, 2022

Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest surged in August to the highest for the month since 2010, surpassing the blazes in....

Crucial illegal road threatens Amazon rainforest as experts say stakes couldn't be higher

Crucial illegal road threatens Amazon rainforest as experts say stakes couldn't be higher

Liang Lan August 25, 2022

An illegal dirt road ripping through protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon is now only a few miles shy of....

Giraffes, parrots, and oak trees, among many species facing extinction

Giraffes, parrots, and oak trees, among many species facing extinction

Hannah Steiner August 14, 2022

Around one million species are facing extinction, according to a report from IPBES, an independent intergovernmental science and policy body....

New study finds global forest area per capita has decreased by over 60%

New study finds global forest area per capita has decreased by over 60%

Liang Lan August 01, 2022

Over the past 60 years, the global forest area has declined by 81.7 million hectares, a loss that contributed to....