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Brazil’s Irreplaceable Wetlands and Rivers Drying Up
SAO PAULO, Brazil, August 27, 2021 (ENS) – Brazil has lost 15 percent of its surface water in the past 30 years, finds a comprehensive analysis published on the new [...]
deforestation
Gov/Politics
India Halts Amnesty International’s Human Rights Work
NEW DELHI, India, October 5, 2020 (ENS) – The freezing of Amnesty International India’s bank accounts by the Government of India on September 10 has brought all the work [...]
Land Use/Forests
Palm Oil Industry Funds Radar to Detect Deforestation
WASHINGTON, DC, April 27, 2020 (ENS) – Ten of the world’s largest palm oil producers and buyers are collaborating to support and fund the development of a new, [...]
Land Use/Forests
Global Deforestation Slows But Forests Still Shrinking
DURBAN, South Africa, September 15, 2015 (ENS) – Over the past 25 years the rate of global deforestation has slowed by more than 50 percent, even though the [...]
Air/Climate
Earth’s Green Cover Increasing Despite Deforestation
SYDNEY, Australia, March 31, 2015 (ENS) – China’s large-scale tree planting efforts and increasing rainfall on three continents have contributed to an increase in the total amount of [...]