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‘Mix of human factors turns downpours into disasters’

Faulty warning systems, poverty and deforestation of mountains in the southern Philippines turned recent unseasonably heavy rains into deadly disasters, scientists said in a...

Standing up to deforestation

Deforestation, recognized by forest experts as a serious global problem which has not excluded the Philippines, is denuding areas of tall, mostly evergreen trees. In...

EU reaches deal to ban imported coffee, items from deforested lands

Brussels—The European Union reached an agreement Tuesday to ban the import of products including coffee, cocoa and soy in cases where they are deemed...

Under threat

An ant climbs a jade vine plan while looking for food in a garden in Rizal province Saturday, August 13, 2022. The beautiful jade...

COP26 leaders vow new drive to save forests

World leaders meeting at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow will on Tuesday issue a multibillion-dollar pledge to end deforestation by 2030 but that...

Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon hits record in April

Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon hit a record last month, the government reported Friday with figures that belie President Jair Bolsonaro's pledge to crack...

Deforestation wiped out 8% of Amazon in 18 years: study

Deforestation in the Amazon destroyed an area bigger than Spain from 2000 to 2018, wiping out eight percent of the world's largest rainforest, according...

A ground-breaking disaster

"How about some accountability?"     In light of the recent ecological disasters and calamities brought about by a series of typhoons –particularly by Typhoon “Ulysses” that...

French lenders bankroll firms linked to deforestation: Analysis

By Patrick Galey French banks have provided almost two billion euros of financial backing to agribusiness groups implicated in deforestation despite a law preventing firms...

Brazilian Amazon deforestation surges

Sao Paulo"•Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon increased 278 percent year-over-year in July, according to official data released Tuesday by a government institute embroiled in...

Deforestation+climate change = dead end for wildlife

By Marlowe Hood Climate change combined with galloping tropical deforestation is cutting off wildlife from life-saving cooler climes, heightening the risk of extinction, researchers said...

Big brands break vow not to destroy forests

By Patrick Galey Paris"•A rainforest area the size of Spain will be destroyed by firms growing consumer staples like palm oil in the decade to...

Cambodians fear tarantula may soon go off the menu

SKUN, Cambodia—While a plate piled high with hairy, palm-sized tarantulas is the stuff of nightmares for some, these garlic fried spiders are a coveted...

‘Magic tree’ slowly coming back to life

DIBULLA, Colombia"•The guaimaro, a highly prized tree bearing nutritious fruit, once abundant throughout South America, is slowly being coaxed back from near extinction in...
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