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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....

Greenhouse gas emission impact from peatland fires underestimated by 200–300 percent

Greenhouse gas emission impact from peatland fires underestimated by 200–300 percent

Liang Lan February 09, 2022

Deforestation fires in Brazil and Indonesia accounted for 3 percent and 7 percent, respectively, of the planet's total greenhouse gas....

Did Your Handbag Help Destroy the Rainforest?

Did Your Handbag Help Destroy the Rainforest?

Liang Lan February 05, 2022

A recent report examines the links between fashion brands and Amazon deforestation.