Read more about the article SAVE THE PLANET: Over 140 NGOs Demand Strong Laws To Stop Deforestation And Destruction Of Nature
Image shows a mountain forest, in the background the Gosaukamm mountain chain, Austria, undated photo. Over 140 NGOs called for an ambitious EU law to stop the global deforestation and destruction of nature for which Europe is responsible. (OBf archive, Uwe Grinzinger/Newsflash)
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SAVE THE PLANET: Over 140 NGOs Demand Strong Laws To Stop Deforestation And Destruction Of Nature

Over 140 NGOs have demanded EU politicians come up with strong laws to stop deforestation and the destruction of nature. They said the law is needed urgently and they want "soy, oil palm, beef, timber and coffee, corn, natural rubber, pigs, sheep, goats and poultry" to be listed in the…

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October 20, 2022
Read more about the article Amazon Loses Area Size Of Spain In 18 Years To Deforestation
Illustrative image of Amazon forest deforestation. (Newsflash)
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Amazon Loses Area Size Of Spain In 18 Years To Deforestation

A new study has reported that the Amazon rainforest has lost an area the size of Spain in 18 years due to deforestation. The tropical rainforest has lost an area of 513,016 square kilometres (198,077 square miles) between 2000 and 2018, according to the Amazon Geo-Referenced Socio-Environmental Information Network (RAISG).…

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January 18, 2021
Read more about the article President Bolsonaro Slams Deforestation Critics At G20
President Jair Bolsonaro who said that Brazil needs to stop being a "sissy country". (Newsflash)
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President Bolsonaro Slams Deforestation Critics At G20

President Jair Bolsonaro has slammed criticism of increased deforestation in Brazil as "unjustified attacks" from "less competitive" countries. He made the comments at the G20 virtual summit on 22nd November. During his speech at the summit organised by Saudi Arabia, the Brazilian premier said he put forward "hard data and…

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December 16, 2020
Read more about the article Sloth That Gave Up Rainforest To Live In City Has Baby In Public Square
Mother sloth with newborn sloth and younger cub under the tree. (Janaina Mendonca Pereira/Newsflash )
Animals

Sloth That Gave Up Rainforest To Live In City Has Baby In Public Square

This is the moment a female sloth carries its newborn cub on its back after giving birth in a public square. Residents of the city of Teofilo Otoni, in the south-eastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, were surprised to see the sloth giving birth on the morning of 28th October.…

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November 10, 2020
Read more about the article Rate Of Destruction Of Amazon Highest For A Decade
Pic Shows: Study shows deforestation in Amazon in April was the largest in 10 years; The Amazon saw more rainforest destroyed in April than in any other month in the last ten years despite the coronavirus pandemic and loggers are threatening to wipe out the territories of indigenous communities.
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Rate Of Destruction Of Amazon Highest For A Decade

The Amazon saw more rainforest destroyed in April than in any other month in the last ten years as it appears loggers are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to increase activities - and threatening to wipe out the territories of indigenous communities. The Alert System of Deforestation (SAD) in…

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May 22, 2020