Collaborate Disseminate
In what’s described as the first thorough study to track natural forest expansion, researchers have found that an area larger than mainland France has regenerated since the year 2000. While deforestation continues to pose a grave threat to the world’s … Continue reading Enough forest has naturally regrown since 2000 to cover mainland France
Trees are an unquestionably important part of our environment, and their ability to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen means they could play a key role in offsetting the worst effects of climate change. But just how effective would they be? A… Continue reading Earth has room to reforest an area the size of the United States, but it’s no silver bullet for climate change
The dynamics of deforestation are increasingly inseparable from the growing demand for food from consumers in the most developed countries. Continue reading Western Industrial Farming Is Eating Our Forests and Accelerating Climate Change
Wild coffee is not normally harvested, but it is crucial to the sustainability of cultivated varieties like Arabica and Rustica. Continue reading More Than Half of Wild Coffee Species Are at Risk of Extinction
A plan recently finalized by the European Union would classify wood burned for fuel as a carbon neutral energy source, when it’s anything but. Continue reading Europe Wants to Devastate Forests to Double Its ‘Renewable’ Energy
Once-productive lands have become deserts, are polluted, or deforested, putting 3.2 billion people at risk. Continue reading More Than 75 Percent of Earth’s Land Areas Are ‘Broken,’ Major Report Finds
Human impacts on the environment are putting our future at risk, they say. Continue reading 15,000 Scientists From 184 Countries Are Warning Humankind We Are Screwed
But the Brazilian government is still encouraging miners and loggers in the region. Continue reading The Largest Ever Amazon Restoration Project Is Set to Happen in Brazil
This will take a toll on the trees that indigenous people have been coexisting with for centuries. Continue reading The Brazilian Government Is Voting to Deforest Even More of the Amazon Rainforest
This will take a toll on the trees that indigenous people have been coexisting with for centuries. Continue reading The Brazilian Government Is Voting to Deforest Even More of the Amazon Rainforest