deforestation

3 Years Could Be Left to Limit Warming to 1.5 Degrees, Scientists Warn

3 Years Could Be Left to Limit Warming to 1.5 Degrees, Scientists Warn

Leading climate scientists are warning that the timeframe to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is shrinking, and the world could have just three years left to prevent breaching this limit. Experts warn the threshold could be passed within the next few years, with Piers Forster, director at the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures […]

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    Timber From Illegal Logging in Brazilian Amazon Discovered in U.S. and European Markets: Report

    Timber From Illegal Logging in Brazilian Amazon Discovered in U.S. and European Markets: Report

    A new investigative report, Tricks, Traders and Trees, by international NGO the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reveals widespread illegal logging, corruption and fraud in the Brazilian Amazon. The investigation traced illegal timber that had originated from five logging sites in Pará state to the United States and European Union, despite laws that prohibit the importing […]

    411 Fungi Species Face Extinction Worldwide: IUCN

    411 Fungi Species Face Extinction Worldwide: IUCN

    There are now more than 1,000 fungi species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red List of Threatened Species. Deforestation, urban development and agricultural expansion are driving their global decline. There are currently 169,420 species on the Red List, 47,187 of which face extinction, a press release from IUCN said. Recently added […]

    Relocation of Wild Orangutans Often Threatens Their Survival: Study

    Relocation of Wild Orangutans Often Threatens Their Survival: Study

    Authorities in Indonesia and Malaysia frequently relocate wild orangutans, which can leave them hungry, lost and in conflict with established residents. Many displaced orangutans make the journey back home, sometimes over 60 miles to the areas where they were raised. According to a new study, there are several reasons for orangutan relocation: If they are […]

    Restored Grasslands Need 75+ Years for Biodiversity to Recover, Study Finds

    Restored Grasslands Need 75+ Years for Biodiversity to Recover, Study Finds

    According to a new study, restored grasslands will require long-term management in order to bring back specialized pollinators and ultimately restore biodiversity. The study, published in Journal of Applied Ecology, analyzed the pollination success of native plants for varying durations of grassland management at the ski slopes in Nagano Prefecture. The restored areas studied spanned […]

    Trump Signs Executive Order Handing U.S. Public Forests Over to Private Logging Industry

    Trump Signs Executive Order Handing U.S. Public Forests Over to Private Logging Industry

    A new executive order signed by President Donald Trump over the weekend could have a disastrous effect on endangered species, climate change and local economies, warned conservation groups. The order encouraging the “Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production” seeks to erode Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection rules in favor of the expansion of tree felling […]

    World’s Richest Nations Are ‘Exporting Extinction’ With Demand for Agricultural and Forestry Imports: Study

    World’s Richest Nations Are ‘Exporting Extinction’ With Demand for Agricultural and Forestry Imports: Study

    The richest countries in the world are “exporting extinction” by destroying 15 times more biodiversity globally than they do within their own borders, according to a new Princeton University study. The researchers found that 13.3 percent of biodiversity loss worldwide came from the consumption of high-income countries, a press release from Princeton said. “Biodiversity loss […]

    Amazon Deforestation Is Down, but Degradation Spiked Nearly 500% in 2024

    Amazon Deforestation Is Down, but Degradation Spiked Nearly 500% in 2024

    A recent analysis of the Amazon Rainforest has revealed that while deforestation declined in 2024, the level of degradation from factors like wildfires and logging increased 497% in the same time period. According to Amazon Institute of People and the Environment (Imazon), a nonprofit and research institute based in Brazil, deforestation, or the complete clearing […]