deforestation
Illegal logging in Brazil turns Amazon into a powder keg
Environment
April 24, 2019
Illegal logging in Brazil turns Amazon into a powder keg
A rifle resting on his shoulder, Tatji Arara looks despondent as he steps over the trunks of huge trees felled…
Poachers threaten precious Madagascar forest and lemurs
World
April 22, 2019
Poachers threaten precious Madagascar forest and lemurs
Under a leaden sky, six rangers walk silently in single file through Vohibola, one of the last primary forests in…
Brazil president says he wants the Amazon to be exploited ‘in a reasonable way’
World
April 19, 2019
Brazil president says he wants the Amazon to be exploited ‘in a reasonable way’
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that he wanted the country’s vast Amazon rainforest to…
Environment damage behind 1 in 4 global deaths, disease: UN
Environment
March 13, 2019
Environment damage behind 1 in 4 global deaths, disease: UN
A quarter of all premature deaths and diseases worldwide are due to manmade pollution and environmental damage, the United Nations…
World seeing ‘catastrophic collapse’ of insects: study
Environment
February 12, 2019
World seeing ‘catastrophic collapse’ of insects: study
Nearly half of all insect species worldwide are in rapid decline and a third could disappear altogether, according to a…
Brazil president may smother rainforest, scientists warn
Environment
November 27, 2018
Brazil president may smother rainforest, scientists warn
SAO PAULO (AP) — Scientists warn that Brazil’s president-elect could push the Amazon rainforest past its tipping point — with…
Protecting nature the best way to keep planet cool: report
Environment
October 15, 2018
Protecting nature the best way to keep planet cool: report
The best — and fairest — way to cap global warming is to empower indigenous forest peoples, reduce food…
Tobacco kills 7 million a year, wreaks environmental havoc: WHO
Health & Fitness
May 30, 2017
Tobacco kills 7 million a year, wreaks environmental havoc: WHO
Smoking and other tobacco use kills more than seven million people each year, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, also…
Deforestation from a tree’s perspective at the TED conference
Environment
April 28, 2017
Deforestation from a tree’s perspective at the TED conference
A pair of filmmakers at the prestigious TED Conference used virtual reality to allow people to experience the ravages of…
Conservationists press Jakarta to follow industry lead on forests
Environment
June 7, 2015
Conservationists press Jakarta to follow industry lead on forests
Conservationists are urging the Indonesian government to listen to business and start taking deforestation seriously after a major paper giant…