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15 new bird species have been documented by wildlife researchers exploring the Brazilian Amazon. On average, just 7 new bird species are found and described each year.
Because of this, the discovery of these 15 previously undocumented creatures is regarded as a major achievement.
“Discovering new species &#... |
13 June 2013
14:51 GMT |
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High officials in Brazil now say that the country has made significant progress in terms of improving on its ecological footprint.
A report they released this May 5 indicates that, between 2005 and 2010, Brazil's greenhouse-gas emissions dropped by an impressive 39%.
“The reductions in emissions are si... |
6 June 2013
04:00 GMT |
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Environmental scientists say that deforestation in the Brazilian rainforest has caused several large, fruit-eating bird species to either go extinct or experience a decline in their population.
Local palm trees count on these birds to have their seeds dispersed.
Since big birds are no longer a common sight in the... |
2 June 2013
14:51 GMT |
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Bill Oddie's hilarious spoof documentary about bankers must have really hit home, hence HSBC's now having second thoughts about its decision to lend money to logging companies known to wreak havoc on the environment.
Long story short: after being accused of financing companies whose working agenda has lit... |
25 May 2013
15:21 GMT |
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A new research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science documents how the practice of cutting trees affects hydropower in tropical rainforest regions.
It appears that, once one too many trees are cut, local natural balance finds itself greatly disturbed. More precisely, high deforesta... |
14 May 2013
08:39 GMT |
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A report recently issued by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) says that, by the year 2030, the Greater Mekong region will have lost about 30% of its current forest cover. This claim is based on data collected while analyzing deforestation patterns in this part of the world throughout the course of the past three decade... |
4 May 2013
14:21 GMT |
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Green-oriented groups and authorities seem to have recently taken a liking to a technology known as tree DNA, which apparently is nothing if not successful in terms of supporting the ongoing fight against illegal logging.
The idea is fairly simple: this tree DNA technology basically allows conservationists and auth... |
22 April 2013
16:31 GMT |
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First off, I just want to say that this is the saddest picture I've had the chance to see in months. Not because of the trees remains lying on the ground, but because of the look on this koala's face.
The picture was recently taken in Vittoria State Forest, New South Wales. As Tree Hugger reports, the koa... |
18 April 2013
02:46 GMT |
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Both the environmentalists working with Greenpeace and other nature enthusiasts worldwide are now busy celebrating the fact that paper giant APP (i.e. Asia Pulp & Paper) has finally agreed to cut its ties with deforestation.
It is Greenpeace's belief that the company's decision to begin paying closer atten... |
5 February 2013
16:31 GMT |
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HarperCollins recently made it public news that, in the aftermath of a green-oriented campaign carried out by the activists working with the Rainforest Action Network, it is to cut all ties with paper sourced from forest destruction.
As previously reported, the Rainforest Action Network made it quite clear that, ac... |
29 January 2013
10:13 GMT |
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Earlier today, the World Wildlife Fund made it public news that, according to their estimates, the global wood demand is set to triple by the year 2050. This basically means that, in order for our ever expanding society to be able to carry on with its daily routine, more wood will have to be taken out of forests an... |
28 January 2013
17:01 GMT |
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The Brazilian government has recently made it public news that, in an attempt to secure the Amazonian forests and wildlife under its jurisdiction, it is to carry out a so-called tree census.
More precisely, the country's high officials have all agreed that all conservation projects and green-oriented policies ... |
28 January 2013
16:01 GMT |
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Illegal deforestations constitute a serious threat to the environment, which is why one cannot help but be glad to hear that appropriate measures are being taken in order to put an end to this practice.
Recent news from Brazil says that the country's government is now looking into the possibility of forcing il... |
25 January 2013
16:01 GMT |
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Only yesterday, Brazil's National Space Research Agency made it public news that, according to their most recent investigations into deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, significant progress had been made in terms of protecting the natural ecosystems in this part of the world.
Thus, it seems that, thanks to ... |
28 November 2012
05:21 GMT |
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The fact that Greenpeace does not really hold KFC very close at heart is no news.
At one point in the past, they event went as far as to ask people to send personalized messages to KFC's Board of Directors and demand that this chain of fast-food restaurants immediately drop its use of paper coming from unsusta... |
22 November 2012
08:55 GMT |
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While others argue that the destruction of the world's forests adds to the negative effects of climate change and global warming, Greenpeace wishes to point out that cutting down trees also translates into more people getting killed by various predators. This green-oriented organization brings forth the exampl... |
31 October 2012
04:44 GMT |
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Prairie Pulp and Paper Inc. is a company that specializes in using wheat straw waste to make environmentally-friendly paper.
Apparently, this company now wishes to build a wood-free paper mill in North America, and American actor Woody Harrelson saw fit to offer its full support to this project.
Seeing how this n... |
26 October 2012
04:52 GMT |
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Recent news from California informs us that ever more people in this state are getting involved in the business of growing marijuana for medicinal purposes.
However, several environmentalists warn that, just like in the case of oil palm plantations, the business of growing pot can pretty much wreak havoc on the env... |
24 October 2012
10:42 GMT |
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Most people are well aware of the fact that some processed foods, soaps and personal care products list palm oil as one of their ingredients. However, there are few who know about the ecological footprint of the oil palm industry.
The journal Nature Climate Change has recently seen the publication of a new study ca... |
9 October 2012
04:59 GMT |
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Recent news from Cambodia informs us that, after writing about the illegal logging activities taking place in this part of the world, one journalist was brutally beaten up by three assailants who didn't mind that they had to break into his home in order to attack him.
Apparently, the people behind this attack... |
28 September 2012
10:14 GMT |
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According to a new report made public by the United Nations Environment Programme, as much of 50-90% of the deforestations taking place in countries belonging to the Amazon basin must be linked to illegal activities.
This organization states that the illegal logging industry is worth roughly $30 billion (€23.2... |
28 September 2012
07:49 GMT |
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We just talked about how, according to a recent Greenpeace report, plans to grow a new oil palm plantation in Africa are bound to translate into considerable damage being done to the environment.
To make matters even worse, the organization claims that one company is trying to pass off these deforestation campaigns... |
6 September 2012
05:27 GMT |
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A new Greenpeace report argues that plans to develop Africa's palm oil industry will result in the destruction of the rainforests still standing in this part of the world, and that whatever financial gains might be at stake are simply not worth considerably damaging these natural habitats.
According to this or... |
6 September 2012
05:07 GMT |
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Only yesterday, Greenpeace made it public news that Brazil's pig iron industry finally consented to take a more environmentally-friendly approach to the way in which it carries out its activities, meaning that wood charcoal coming from local forest will no longer be used to process this product.
Thus, all seve... |
3 August 2012
09:22 GMT |
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According to a new Greenpeace Australia Pacific report, local communities in Papua New Guinea have lost most of the forests they need in order to make a living to various foreign logging companies and landholders.
Provided that Greenpeace's information is accurate, this situation has been going on for as long ... |
30 July 2012
10:52 GMT |
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Greenpeace and KFC have long been engaged in a battle revolving around rainforest destruction and the future of the critically endangered Sumatran tiger.
The main complaint raised by these environmentalists against Kentucky Fried Chicken is that, in order for their trademark packaging to be made, forests need to be... |
26 July 2012
10:23 GMT |
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A new project aims at providing indigenous people with smartphones and at teaching them to use these gadgets as an efficient tool for monitoring what is happening to the forests and the biodiversity near them.
More precisely, especially designed apps could be developed and implemented, the end goal being that of co... |
23 July 2012
09:35 GMT |
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For quite some time now, people from all over the world have been heading out to Guyana in search of gold.
Since digging for gold is basically a mining activity, it was to be expected that, much like in the case of coal mining, the ecological footprint of this booming industry would be an impressive one.
Thus, no... |
20 July 2012
02:42 GMT |
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Most people probably never heard of the Sumatran striped rabbit, seeing how most environmental campaigns focus on much more “mainstream” animal species. But it seems that this little fellow is also threatened with becoming extinct at some point in the future.
The main reason why this is most likely to h... |
29 June 2012
10:08 GMT |
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During this year's meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation in Bonito, Brazil, ecologist Fernanda Michalski drew attention to the following issue: people who own rather small properties in the Amazon region are not very keen on abiding by conservation laws.
To be more precise: whereas B... |
25 June 2012
10:42 GMT |
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Recent studies made public by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) indicate that, as a result of massive deforestations, Indonesia is presently the world's third greenhouse gas emitter.
Apparently, this is because once the trees are cut down, the lands can no longer do their job in ... |
25 June 2012
09:55 GMT |
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Apparently, Indonesia only recently realized that its tropical rain forests are indispensable for the well-being of our natural world and decided that it is high time to start taking the appropriate measures to ensure their protection.
As Susilo Bambang, the country's president, informed the press, Indonesia i... |
18 June 2012
08:28 GMT |
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As high officials in the region of southern Sudan continue to allow for wide stretches of land to be stripped free of their forests, mainly due to the fact that local agriculture is currently developing in a rather hectic manner, there is no telling what impact this state of things will have on local weather conditi... |
29 May 2012
02:18 GMT |
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Because a picture will always speak louder than a thousand words, here's an entire set of them, in a 48-minute documentary. The film is called “Green: Death of the Forests,” and it was made by Patrick Rouxel. You can see it full above, after airing on Al Jazeera's “Witness” program... |
23 March 2012
10:51 GMT |
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Greenpeace is encouraging the public to vote for its eco-friendly video that stands a solid chance of winning a famous TEDAds Award.
The competition aims to reward the most intelligent, ingenious innovation in advertising and the comic video launched by Greenpeace appears to be a strong candidate for this title.
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27 December 2011
05:51 GMT |
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There is nothing more beneficial for the environment than a recycling strategy tackling a dangerous man-made threat: deforestation. When this initiative is wrapped in creativity, the result is spectacular.
Osian Batkya William is an earth-friendly designer who has launched a series of chairs made entirely of recycl... |
23 December 2011
09:03 GMT |
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As floods and landslides have buried more than 1,000 people and disrupted the balance of almost 338,000 others in 13 provinces, authorities are now trying to identify the cause.
Most experts agree on the fact that climate change and deforestation have played an important part in this equation, amplifying the traged... |
22 December 2011
02:36 GMT |
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Experts are one step closer to the enigmatic, endangered wild pygmy hippopotamus, due to a film shot in Sapo National Park.
Biologists have put all their hopes in this first footage of the nocturnal “secretive” pygmy hippo, hoping it will help them understand better the behavior, distribution and evolu... |
20 December 2011
08:52 GMT |
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The Brazilian Senate gives green light to a new controversial legal framework, meant to change the Forest Code, stipulating how many acres of forest can be wiped off private lands every year. Eco-groups talk about an emerging “disaster,” but their protest is useless at this point in time, since the... |
7 December 2011
03:04 GMT |
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Imazon, a green organization, has recently declared that the Brazilian forests are showing signs of improvement. Its representatives have monitored deforestation and forest degradation in the region and are excited to say that these threat factors were “down moderately” from the end of the summer until Oc... |
5 December 2011
08:27 GMT |
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Wildlife populations can revolutionize the pharmaceutical industry, providing appropriate remedies to several zoonotic diseases, intensively studied by scientists at this point in time. Animal self-medication could inspire new kinds of treatments, also contributing a great deal to environmental preservation. Experts... |
28 November 2011
07:36 GMT |
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Deforestation could become a distant memory of our irresponsible past if the governments succeed in scaling up their efforts to preserve forests all across the globe, according to the recent Living Forests Report from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). In order to contribute to the recovery of large surfaces cov... |
28 November 2011
06:33 GMT |
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An independent study launched by 20 forestry and wildlife organizations from the UK reveals that Britain's woodlands feel the impact of a wide series of threats at an "unprecedented scale." According to the researchers involved in this project, the issues and opportunities UK forests face at this point in time... |
28 November 2011
05:14 GMT |
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Scientists launch a highly controversial theory, stating that deforestation is not entirely bad for the environment. Despite the fact that, for decades, experts affirmed that clearing up woodlands leads to desertification, turning thousands of acres into sterile useless land, it appears that they revised their initia... |
18 November 2011
06:45 GMT |
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The Indonesian Ministry of Forestry is excited to announce that it is counting on two billion tree seedlings for planting all across the country, available thanks to a special budget allocation and financial support coming from a few eco-conscious companies. This strategy supports President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyon... |
17 November 2011
03:42 GMT |
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At this point in time, 30% of our planet's entire surface is covered by woodland. Despite its influence upon the environment, deforestation implied by agriculture, mining, the fuel and construction industry has a significant effect upon the way our future will look like.
What may actually take us by surprise is... |
11 November 2011
08:08 GMT |
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It is likely that Mongolia is living its last days as we know it, on the path to becoming “Minegolia.” Experts' belief that the nation's inhabitants are sleeping on a black gold mine will certainly redefine this country's surface as the globe's newest center of natural resources.
At ... |
7 November 2011
07:54 GMT |
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One famous couple that we would have never picture breaking up was Barbie and Ken, so when that eventually happened, a few months back, we knew it had to be serious. We were later given to know the reason behind the shocking break-up: Barbie had destroyed rainforest in her toy packaging.Ken found out that Barbie manu... |
6 October 2011
04:59 GMT |
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Throughout large parts of West Africa, rainforests are being cut down for a variety of reasons, primarily to make way for crops or grazing animals. However, this phenomenon is causing surviving rainforests to receive only about half of the usual amount of rain.
Details of the study appear in a paper entitled &ldq... |
19 September 2011
18:01 GMT |
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