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China announces new measures to boost its struggling economy

The governor of the People's Bank of China, Pan Gongsheng, has announced new measures meant to boost the country's ailing economy. China's central bank is lowering its benchmark interest rate as well as reducing the cash requirement that banks are supposed to hold in a bid to free up lending…

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Amazon Forest Loses Area The Size Of Germany And France, Fueling Fires

The Amazon rainforest has lost an area about the size of Germany and France combined to deforestation in four decades, fueling drought and record wildfires across South America, experts said Monday.

International Business Times

Amazon Forest Has Lost An Area The Size Of Germany And France

The world's biggest rainforest, the Amazon, has lost an area about the size of Germany and France combined to deforestation in four decades, a study showed Monday.

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Report Links Meatpacking Companies To 'War On Nature' In Brazil

A report by environmental and rights NGOs Tuesday linked three major meatpacking companies to illegal deforestation in Brazil, where farmers are accused of spraying herbicides from the sky to clear huge tracts of land.

International Business Times

Cattle group want exemptions from EU deforestation rule

Australian cattle producers want the deforestation definition changed ahead of new European Union laws which could affect the beef export industry.

AAP

War, deforestation, flooding: in Afghanistan they are all linked

Always prone to natural disasters, the country’s plight has worsened, and not only because of the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

Germany Joins Criticism Of EU Anti-Deforestation Law

Pressure mounted on the European Union on Friday to delay a ban on imports of products driving deforestation, after Germany added became the latest country to request the rules be postponed.

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The cocoa connection: How 'brown gold' is smuggled between Ivory Coast, Liberia and Guinea

As the world's top cocoa producer, Ivory Coast faces many challenges – first and foremost the fight against illegal smuggling of this "brown gold". Some cocoa farmers consider the prices set by the state for their beans far too low. They prefer to sell the fruit of their harvest to…

France 24

Farming fuels NSW land clearing crisis: data

NSW cleared an area more than 160 times the size of Sydney's CBD in a single year, new government figures show.

AAP

Brazil's Lula pledges to finish paving road that experts say could worsen Amazon deforestation

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pledging to finish paving a roadway in the heart of the Amazon that experts and some in his own government say could worsen deforestation

The Independent UK

As renewable energy demand rises, mining for minerals in the Amazon is at a critical point

Illegal mining for critical minerals needed for the global renewable energy transition is increasingly driving deforestation in Indigenous lands in the Amazon.

The Conversation

Brazilian Slaughterhouses Found Guilty Of Amazon Deforestation

Judge in Rondonia, Brazil, rules against beef industry for illegal cattle trading in protected rainforest, highlighting the urgent need for environmental c...

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Poor compliance and broad exemptions mean land clearing continues apace in northern Australia – despite our laws and pledges

In 2021, Australia was one of 141 nations pledging to end deforestation by 2030 – just over five years from now.

The Conversation

Health In Harmony's Chainsaw Buyback Program Saves Borneo's Rainforests

Learn how Health in Harmony's innovative approach in Borneo is combating deforestation and supporting sustainable livelihoods and healthcare for local comm...

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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is down to lowest level since 2016, government says

Habitat loss increased on country’s biodiverse savanna, according to new data

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Brazil's Amazon Deforestation Slows By Nearly Half

Learn about the recent decrease in Amazon deforestation and challenges faced by the Cerrado savannah. Discover the importance of conservation efforts for g...

The Independent UK

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest is down to lowest level since 2016, government says

The amount of deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon went down by nearly half in the last year, according to government satellite data released Wednesday

The Independent UK

Savers warned of pensions impact on deforestation in Jane Goodall ad campaign

The campaign calls on pension schemes to publish deforestation policies and develop action plans to tackle the issue in their portfolios.

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AAP

Land clearing taking a deadly toll on wildlife: report

A report by Greenpeace and the RSPCA has found 100 million native animals are displaced, hurt or killed in Queensland and NSW each year due to land clearing.

Salon

Choosing a cooking oil is multi-pronged

". . . Oils come with a carbon footprint, but that’s not the only dimension of sustainability that matters"

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Brazilian Court Halts Highway Project To Curb Deforestation

Brazilian court halts highway project over climate change concerns and deforestation risks, highlighting the need for environmental impact assessment in ma...

The Independent UK

Citing climate change, a federal court in Brazil halts rainforest highway paving

In an unusual action, a Brazilian federal court has halted a project to pave a dirt highway that connects the major city of Manaus to populous regions, citing the likelihood it will contribute to climate change

The Guardian - UK

Brazilian rancher ordered to pay $50m for damage to Amazon

Brazil court freezes assets of Dirceu Kruger to pay climate compensation for illegal deforestation

The Independent UK

Brazil to allow miles of selective logging in effort to preserve the Amazon

Brazil’s Forest Service announced a plan to bring a massive area of Amazon rainforest currently vulnerable to illegal deforestation under national governance Tuesday

The Conversation

Counter-drug strategies in Central America are worsening deforestation, threatening many species of birds

Activities associated with cocaine trafficking threaten two-thirds of the most important landscapes in Central America for 196 forest bird species, including 67 migratory species. This is the key takeaway from a study that colleagues and I published in June 2024 in the journal Nature Sustainability.

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