Tag: deforestation
China Has Added Forest the Size of Texas Since 1990
While the world is continuing to lose huge areas of forest, mostly in the tropics, woodlands are making…
EU timber imports linked to deforestation on Indonesia’s Borneo: NGOs
Timber imports by companies operating in the European Union can be traced to logging on Indonesia's Borneo island,…
Indonesia growth push sparks fight on deforestation, rights
An "eco-city", a mining complex, and a massive project to grow food and fuel are all part of…
Global goal to end deforestation nowhere near being met: experts
Deforestation "has not meaningfully declined" despite a global pledge to halt forest destruction, but next month's UN climate…
Who is setting fire to the Amazon?
"Red John" is an old acquaintance of landowners and ranchers in the Brazilian Amazon.He helps clears pastures cheaply,…
EU proposes new delay to anti-deforestation rules
The EU said Tuesday it will seek a new one-year delay to sweeping anti-deforestation rules cheered by green…
US demand for RVs fuels deforestation on Indonesia’s Borneo: NGOs
Tropical wood demand from some of America's top RV brands is fuelling deforestation on the Indonesian island of…
Fight to save last forests of the Comoros unites farmers, NGOs
Strips of bare land scar the lush and green mountainsides towering above Mutsamudu, the capital of the Indian…