Jordan Davidson – Ivory Coast’s rainforests have been decimated by cocoa production and what is left is put in peril by a new law that will remove legal protections for thousands of square miles of forests.
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South America’s Second-Largest Forest is Also Burning – and ‘Environmentally Friendly’ Charcoal is Subsidizing its Destruction
by WTStaffJoel E. Correia – South America’s second-largest forest, the Gran Chaco, is disappearing in plain sight.
Elias Marat – Peru has vowed to put an end to palm oil-driven deforestation by 2021.
Pregnant, Starving Orangutan Clings to Final Tree as Bulldozers Destroy Her Rainforest Home
by WTStaffElias Marat – The orangutan population has been driven to the brink of extinction.
John Vibes – Experts cite deforestation and desertification as the primary reasons that these animals became extinct.
John Vibes – Researchers believe that the Earth has room for over one trillion additional trees.
Elias Marat – Environmental advocates blasted Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who joked about “setting the Amazon aflame.”
John Vibes – Many are beginning to ask questions about who is responsible for such massive fires in the Amazon.
Jake Johnson – The Amazon rainforest has been devastated for weeks by fires so intense they can be seen from space.
More Than Three Eco-Defenders Killed Per Week in 2018 While Fighting to Protect Wildlife, Homes, and Livelihoods
by WTStaffJulia Conley – “They say we are terrorists, delinquents, assassins and that we have armed groups here, but really they’re just killing us.”
John Vibes – The Brazilian government is harvesting the Amazon rainforest at a dangerous rate.
In Just One Decade, Corporations Destroyed 50 Million Hectares of Forest—An Area the Size of Spain
by PhillipJessica Corbett – After promising to stop deforestation almost 10 years ago, corporations have destroyed nearly 50 million hectares of forest.
Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon Rainforest Surges to Record High, Further Devastation Looms
by WakingTimesElias Marat – The Brazilian Amazon rainforest has suffered a surge in deforestation in recent months.
Elias Marat – This could lead to the planting of billions of trees.
Mandy Froelich – Global consumption of palm oil is driving their extinction.
Morgan Erickson-Davis – Newly released data indicate the tropics lost around 120,000 square kilometers of tree cover last year.
NASA Reports that the Earth is Greener Now than 20 Years Ago Thanks to Reforestation Efforts
by WakingTimesVic Bishop – It’s amazing what people can do when they work together.
Amanda Froehlich – This is literally too upsetting to watch.
Fortnite Creator is Buying Thousands of Acres of Forest to Stop it From Being Cut Down
by WakingTimesJohn Liberty – He has purchased nearly 40,000 acres over the last decade.
‘There Will Be an Increase in Deforestation’: Brazil’s New President Signs Order Endangering Amazon and Indigenous Rights
by WakingTimesOlivia Rosane – In his first day in office, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro promised to destroy more of the Amazon.
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