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The Latest Breaking News from Deforestation

Worst Brazil forest fires in a decade, yet election silence

September has come and gone, marking another painful milestone for the world's largest rainforest

The Independent UK

Brazil's election could determine the fate of the Amazon after record deforestation

Under President Jair Bolsonaro, who is running for reelection in Sunday's vote, forest clearing and wildfires have surged in the Amazon.

WEKU

Fate of Amazon rests on Brazil election, say experts

Further destruction under Bolsonaro could push vital rainforest past irreversible tipping point

The Guardian - UK

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How to balance sustainability

As the global population rises, we are projected to need up to 50% more food by 2050 than we needed in 2012. We face a huge challenge to feed the world while at the same time protecting our forests from agricultural expansion, which drives almost 90% of deforestation globally.

Bangkok Post

Indigenous defenders stand between illegal roads and survival of the Amazon rainforest – elections in Brazil and Peru could be a turning point

The Ashéninka woman with the painted face radiated a calm, patient confidence as she stood on the sandy banks of the Amonia River and faced the loggers threatening her Amazonian community.

The Conversation

Amazon rainforest being torched at highest rate in TWELVE years putting planet in danger

Mirror reporter Nada Farhoud travelled to the Amacro region of Brazil to witness firsthand the 'lungs of the world' being torched by land-grabbers as President Jair Bolsonaro allows the crisis to spiral

Daily Mirror

World’s central banks financing destruction of the rainforest

Corporate bonds intended to inject liquidity into markets profited companies engaged in deforestation

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No coal mining in Parsa and Kete Extension, says Chhattisgarh Minister

There has been stiff local opposition to mining and deforestation in the areas

The Hindu

Brazil environmentalist Silva all-in with Lula against Bolsonaro

Prominent Brazil environmentalist Marina Silva, who was environment minister under ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva before breaking with his party, told Reuters she is throwing her full support behind his campaign and did not rule out a role in government if he wins a third term.

Reuters

‘This land belonged to us’: Nestlé supply chain linked to disputed Indigenous territory

Investigation reveals cattle raised on Mỹky territory ended up in global supply chain including food giant

The Guardian - UK

Colombia’s battle against Amazon deforestation: ‘The jungle is disappearing’

Leftwing government launches crackdown on illegal clearances to tackle destruction of rainforest

Financial Times

Indigenous leaders urge businesses and banks to stop supporting deforestation

Amazon ecosystem is on verge of collapse, leaders tell brands such as Apple and Tesla as UN gathers in New York

The Guardian - US

EU deforestation moves could backfire: beef producers

"A one-size-fits-all definition of deforestation does not exist."

The Canberra Times

Ghana's efforts to employ young people and regrow forests could work better

Deforestation has been an issue of global concern for many years. Deforestation is a major environmental concern because of its adverse effects on ecological sustainability, agricultural productivity and overall quality of life of the people. As populations increase, there is a higher demand for both forest products and forest lands…

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The Independent UK

EU lawmakers support ban of goods linked to deforestation

European Union lawmakers have backed a proposal for a law that would ban the sale in the 27-nation bloc of agriculture products linked to the destruction of forests

Reuters

Indonesia and Norway plan to launch new pact to curb deforestation

Indonesia and Norway have agreed to start a new partnership to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation in the Southeast Asian country, officials said on Monday, after Jakarta ended a similar pact last year citing a lack of payments.

The Guardian - US

The Mennonites being accused of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon

A brush with the law has alarmed the community of about 100 families who fear losing the land they have made their home

France 24

Deforestation in Brazil: NGO Mighty Earth points finger of blame at Carrefour

French retail giant Carrefour is accused of deforestation in the Amazon. According to global advocacy group Mighty Earth, the group sources ingredients from meat and soy traders with shocking practices. Carrefour controls roughly a quarter of the food distribution market in Brazil. For more, we speak to Alex Wijeratna, Senior…

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The Independent UK

Number of Brazil Amazon fires hits five-year high in August

More fires burned in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest this August than in any month in nearly five years, thanks to a surge in illegal deforestation

The Independent UK

Crucial illegal road threatens Amazon rainforest

An illegal dirt road ripping through protected areas in Brazil is only a few miles shy of connecting two of the worst areas of deforestation in the Amazon basin

Reuters

Lula: no need to fell a single tree to boost Brazil farm output

Brazil's presidential frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday his country did not need to cut a single tree to plant more soybeans, sugarcane or raise cattle as he vowed to restore law enforcement in the Amazon rainforest to curb deforestation.

The Independent UK

Prince William charity invests in bank tied to fossil fuels

The conservation charity founded by Prince William, second in line to the British throne and a well-known environmentalist, keeps its investments in a bank that is one of the world’s biggest backers of fossil fuels

Bangkok Post

Gisele Bündchen is IWC's new environment adviser

During a trip to the Amazon, Gisele Bündchen saw the impact of deforestation and pollution on the health and lives of indigenous tribes.

Reuters

Lula eyes 'green' farm loans to tackle Amazon deforestation

Advisors to leftist Brazilian presidential hopeful Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are proposing subsidized "green" farm loans to spur planting of soybeans and corn on open pasture and reduce deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.

Financial Times

Brazil’s other deforestation: has the savannah farming boom gone too far?

Decades of intensive agriculture threaten the Cerrado region, which acts as an important carbon dioxide ‘sink’ and helps fend off global warming

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