Originally published at MongaBay.com: A closer look at a deforestation “hotspot” in central Peru finds oil palm expansion to be the primary driver of forest loss. That’s according to a recent report by Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project (MAAP), which analyzed...
Deforestation rates have been climbing in the Dominic Republic of Congo (DRC), threatening wildlife and releasing huge quantities of CO2 into the atmosphere, according to a new report published by Land Use Policy. The report also shows that research conducted in the...
AlterNet recently published a piece by Adam Macon of the Dogwood Alliance on the increasing damage caused to southern forests in the US as the result of wood pellet exports to Europe. From the AlterNet piece: Hurricane Matthew and the aftermath of devastating flooding...
Via Rainforest Rescue: Brazil’s indigenous Paiter Surui people are desperate for help: armed illegal loggers, gold and diamond miners are invading their ancestral land, felling trees, poisoning rivers and threatening the forest dwellers at gunpoint. Tell the Brazilian...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZhjczZ1kro Via Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and RISE Project: The Carpathian Mountains are the largest stretch of virgin forest in Europe and a haven for wildlife. ‘Clear Cut Crimes’ is a documentary produced by...
For Immediate Release - 21 October 2016 Genetically Engineered Trees Condemned in Region known as “Ground Zero” for Their Development North Myrtle Beach, SC– In the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, which made landfall only days before, strategies to stop the...
Quartz released this drone footage showing massive deforestation by Indonesia's biggest palm oil company. Quartz - Timeline | Facebook The demand for palm oil is causing ecological disasters like floods and landslides as Indonesia's forests have been decimated by...
Via Rainforest Rescue: The international aviation industry wants to achieve “carbon-neutral growth” using biofuels. This would almost inevitably involve palm oil and the further destruction of rainforests for oil palm plantations in the name of “green” travel. Please...
Originally published at Redd-Monitor.org: The Surui REDD project is under attack. Despite the fact that the Surui’s forest is an Indian Reservation (and a REDD project), hundreds of miners and loggers are invading the land, leaving destruction in their wake. The scale...
A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists indicates that America's top beef buyers are increasing deforestation in South America despite promises to source "deforestation-free" beef. The study tracked the beef industry's progress toward "deforestation-free"...