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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops by nearly 31% compared to previous year

According to official monitoring, Amazon rainforest loss in Brazil dropped by one-third compared to the previous year, according to official monitoring

The Independent UK

Brazil's Amazon Deforestation Agreement Faces Major Setback

Mato Grosso's new law ending incentives for Soy Moratorium raises concerns and debates on Amazon conservation efforts.

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Brazil fines meatpacking companies, including giant JBS, for buying illegally raised cattle

Brazil's environmental agency levied $64 million in fines against 23 meatpacking and their suppliers companies for buying and selling cattle raised illegally on deforested land in the Amazon

The Independent UK

COP16: Can Colombia Lead The Global Fight Against Climate Change?

The country's efforts to become a leader in the area are being undermined by armed groups operating in the country

Latin Times

Indonesian forests pay the price for the growing global biomass energy demand

The global push for biomass that can be burned for energy is causing concern about the price Indonesia's forests are paying

The Independent UK

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Criminals may be leveraging climate change as record acreage burns in Brazil's Amazon

Brazil’s Amazon dry season just ended with a staggering 846% increase in burned forest area compared to the year before

The Independent UK

Stoneflies change colour in response to deforestation, suggesting humans can alter evolution – new research

As we continue to change the planet, scientists are worried we might also be altering the evolutionary trajectories of the species that live alongside us, perhaps even including some irreversible shifts.

The Conversation

As Colombia hosts a UN biodiversity summit, its own Amazonian rainforest is in crisis

The city of Cali, in Colombia, is hosting the UN’s 16th biodiversity summit, known as Cop16. The summit, which runs until Friday, November 1, is focused on how countries will fulfil previous pledges to protect at least 30% of the world’s land and water and restore 30% of degraded ecosystems…

The Conversation

Tesco, KFC and other top brands could be selling chicken linked to illegal deforestation, report says

Exclusive: Major UK supplier linked to soya giant repeatedly accused of razing habitats vital for fighting the climate emergency

The Independent UK

Miners are razing forests to meet surging demand for metals and minerals, report says

A report by the World Resources Institute shows that rapidly expanding mining operations are causing widespread destruction of tropical primary rainforests and protected areas, raising carbon emissions and displacing Indigenous communities

The Independent UK

People around the world are using courts to question whether climate policies are fair – new study

Coal workers suing their government over job losses. Indigenous people using the courts to block wind farms or anti-deforestation policies that violate their cultural rights. What these cases have in common is they challenge the fairness of climate policies and projects themselves.

The Conversation

91 People Shared Before And After Pictures Of Trees Growing Through The Years

Trees, trees, trees! We might not be Ents or Elves, but in our humble opinion, there isn’t enough wild nature in the world. The post 91 People Shared Before And After Pictures Of Trees Growing Through The Years first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Cote d'Ivoire has lost 'nearly 80 percent of its forest and wildlife cover'

How can we protect wild animals when the world's forest cover continues to shrink? This is just one of the many issues under discussion at the Cop16 biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia. In West Africa, certain emblematic species such as the elephant are at risk of extinction. The head of…

The Independent UK

Efforts to combat deforestation in Colombia lag because of armed groups, report finds

The International Crisis Group is reporting that Colombia's government efforts to control deforestation in the Amazon are being hampered by the actions of left-wing dissidents who control the area

The Independent UK

Colombia’s river guardians battle to protect the Atrato amid threats and abandonment

Illegal gold mining along the banks of northwestern Colombia’s Atrato river is causing severe contamination and deforestation for the small, impoverished riverbank communities made up of predominantly Afro-Colombian and Indigenous peoples

International Business Times

Indonesia Biomass Drive Threatens Key Forests: Report

Indonesia's push to add wood-burning to its energy mix and exports is driving deforestation, including in key habitats for endangered species such as orangutans, a report said Thursday.

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International Business Times

From Bolivia To Indonesia, Deforestation Continues Apace

Deforestation continued last year at a rate far beyond pledges to end the practice by 2030, according to a major study published Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Deforestation ‘roaring back’ despite 140-country vow to end destruction

Demand for beef, soy, palm oil and nickel hindering efforts to halt demolition by 2030, global report finds

International Business Times

Relief In Brazil, Asia Over Delay To EU Deforestation Rules

Brazil's government on Thursday joined Asian palm oil and coffee producers in welcoming a European Union decision to delay implementation of new anti-deforestation rules which had faced strong global pushback.

The Guardian - UK

‘It used to be a farm – now it’s a mall’: how El Salvador’s crisis-hit coffee producers are trying to adapt

Coffee once drove the economy but war, migration, climate and disease crippled the industry. Now, a new generation with women at the fore is focusing on quality as the answer

Radio France Internationale

Under pressure, EU calls for delay in landmark deforestation law

The European Commission will propose a delay in the implementation of a deforestation law by a year, after pressure from governments and companies concerned about the impacts of a ban on imports of products produced on deforested land.

The Guardian - UK

Former EU environment chief hits out at plans to delay anti-deforestation law

Credibility ‘damaged’ by proposed 12-month delay, which followed lobbying from governments and firms around the world

International Business Times

Facing Backlash, EU Moves To Delay Deforestation Rules

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed to delay by a year a ban on imports of products driving deforestation that has faced pushback from countries around the world.

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