‘Huge Win for Wildlife’ – Peru Vows to End Deforestation Driven by Palm Oil
Elias Marat – Peru has vowed to put an end to palm oil-driven deforestation by 2021.
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Pregnant, Starving Orangutan Clings to Final Tree as Bulldozers Destroy Her Rainforest Home
Elias Marat – The orangutan population has been driven to the brink of extinction.
Three Species Declared Extinct In India Due To Deforestation and Desertification
John Vibes – Experts cite deforestation and desertification as the primary reasons that these animals became extinct.
Ireland Pledges to Plant 440 Million Trees Over the Next 20 Years
John Vibes – Researchers believe that the Earth has room for over one trillion additional trees.
The Amazon Rainforest Fires Turned Day Into Night in Brazil’s Largest City
Elias Marat – Environmental advocates blasted Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who joked about “setting the Amazon aflame.”
Suspicion Grows As Experts Suggest That Amazon Fires Were Intentional
John Vibes – Many are beginning to ask questions about who is responsible for such massive fires in the Amazon.
The Amazon Rainforest is on Fire and Hardly Anyone’s Talking About It
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
Julia Conley – “They say we are terrorists, delinquents, assassins and that we have armed groups here, but really they’re just killing us.”
Scientists Warn Amazon Is Reaching Deforestation “Tipping Point”
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
Jessica 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
Elias Marat – The Brazilian Amazon rainforest has suffered a surge in deforestation in recent months.
New Filipino Law Requires All Students to Plant 10 Trees Before They Can Graduate
Elias Marat – This could lead to the planting of billions of trees.
Orangutans Could Go Extinct Within the Next 10 Years, Animal Charity Warns
Mandy Froelich – Global consumption of palm oil is driving their extinction.
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.
NASA Reports that the Earth is Greener Now than 20 Years Ago Thanks to Reforestation Efforts
Vic Bishop – It’s amazing what people can do when they work together.
Sobering Footage Shows Orangutan Fighting Off Excavator to Protect His Home
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
John 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
Olivia Rosane – In his first day in office, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro promised to destroy more of the Amazon.
Why You Should Avoid Palm Oil Like the Plague
Natasha Longo – Palm oil marketing has succeeded in blinding us from the truth.
Unprecedented New Map Unveils Illegal Mining Destroying Amazon
Lorraine Chow – The problem is worse than any other time in history.