2 Butterfly Defenders Found Dead Within a Week in Mexico
Olivia Rosane – Two men connected to a famous monarch butterfly reserve in Mexico have been found dead within a week of each other.
TAG: logging
Rare trees are disappearing as ‘wood pirates’ log Bolivian national parks
Eduardo Franco Berton – Spread too thin and threatened with violence, park authorities say they’re powerless to stop the onslaught.
The World Lost a Belgium-Size Area of Old Growth Rainforest in 2018
Morgan Erickson-Davis – Newly released data indicate the tropics lost around 120,000 square kilometers of tree cover last year.
6 Striking Aerial Images Show How Deforestation Has Altered the Earth
Stefanie Spear – There’s no debating that humans have greatly scarred the Earth. And, there’s no better way to see the extent of that damage than via aerial images…
Southern US Logging Soars to Meet Foreign Biofuel Demand
Tanya Dimitrova, Mongabay Waking Times In order to meet the European Union’s goal of 20% renewables by 2020, some European utility companies are moving away from coal and replacing it with wood pellet fuel. The idea is simple: trees will regrow and recapture the carbon released in the burning of wood pellets, making the process …
Palm Oil Health Craze May Push Animals to Extinction While Destroying the Environment
Carolanne Wright, Natural News Waking Times Red palm oil has burst onto the health scene as a miracle food, helping to heal everything from cardiovascular disease to Alzheimer’s to cancer. However, as it becomes more popular worldwide, a dark secret has come to light. Due to its lucrative value, rainforests in Malaysia and Indonesia are …
DNA Technology in The Fight Against Illegal Logging
Tonya Dimitrova, Mongabay Waking Times The role of tree DNA tracking is increasing in the fight against illegal logging as evidenced by prosecution cases in USA and Germany. Modern DNA technology offers a unique opportunity: you could pinpoint the origin of your table at home and track down if the trees it was made from …
Earth Meanders: The Great Rainforest Heist
Naturally evolved ancient forests are sacred and primeval life giving shrines, and standing and intact, large and contiguous primary rainforest and other old forests are a requirement for sustaining global ecology and achieving local advancement. Old forests are a vital part of the biosphere’s ecological infrastructure – and have a prominent, central role in making the Earth habitable through their cycling of carbon, energy, water, and nutrients.