Brazil, which is hosting the 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference this month, wants to show the world it is a leader in safeguarding the planet. Its record tells a more complicated story.
Tag: Forests and Forestry
Deforestation Is Imperiling Coffee Cultivation, Report Finds
A new report by an industry watchdog adds to growing scientific consensus that as forests are felled to make way for coffee farms, rainfall decreases and crops are more likely to fail.
Trump’s Tariff Fight With China Means Trouble for a Vast Wilderness in Brazil
Brazilian farmers are lobbying to roll back deforestation restrictions in order to sell more soybeans to the huge Chinese market.
To Meet Pledges to Save Forests Spending Must Triple, U.N. Report Says
Four years after a global pledge to end deforestation, the amount of money going toward conserving and restoring forests is not enough, the analysis found.
I.U.C.N. Updates Its Red List on the Global Status of Wildlife
Sea turtles are making a surprising comeback, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The news was not so good for Arctic seals.
How a Plan to Save Forests From Avocados Would Work
In Mexico, the avocado industry now faces a choice: Stop deforesting or lose access to the billion-dollar U.S. market.
Can Satellites Stop an Avocado Addiction From Killing Mexican Forests?
A new program using satellite imagery seeks to raise pressure on avocado growers by getting support from American buyers.
Poor Amazon Rains Linked to Brazil Deforestation
Deforestation is playing a greater role than researchers expected, according to a new study.
In the Remains of Canada’s Jasper Wildfire, Clues to Tame Future Blazes
A giant fire last year consumed much of Canada’s Jasper National Park. Canadian scientists leading research into wildfires are using the blaze to learn lessons for the future.
Like Humans, Every Tree Has Its Own Microbiome, a New Study Has Found
Scientists have found that a single tree can be home to a trillion microbial cells — an invisible ecosystem that is only beginning to be understood.