A technology designed to mitigate global warming could, paradoxically, contribute to carbon emissions if hotter temperatures lead to a shift in where bioenergy crops are grown. Bioenergy with carbon ...
During my 2023-24 IIE Rodman C. Rockefeller Centennial Fellowship research in eastern Panama, I walked through my neighbor Johnson’s land (not his real name), discussing the 18 hectares (44 acres) of ...
The world's tropical rainforests are edging towards collapse. But knowing how to stop deforestation isn't enough to drive action. The challenge is aligning all the pieces of the puzzle to initiate ...
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Political will is among the most important factors in preventing tropical deforestation, according to a group of experts surveyed for a new study — with strong political commitment often arising out ...
Deforestation in Africa continues to outpace restoration efforts and is fast approaching a tipping point. To avoid reaching it, delegates at COP30 must adopt a more proactive and comprehensive ...
In 2024, the world lost 6.7 million hectares of tropical primary rainforest, the highest level of loss in at least two decades. That’s nearly double the destruction recorded in 2023. Fires were the ...
The Republic of Congo had been protecting about half of its dense rainforests via the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) framework. In exchange, the country is ...
The European Union is set to roll out long-awaited regulation this year to reduce deforestation across the globe. But, a new trade deal with South American countries could test how well that works in ...
Experts, environmentalists and even government officials have pointed to the role of deforestation in Indonesia’s deadly floods – Copyright AFP CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN ...
Officials in the U.S. Trade Representative’s office are raising concerns about whether Brazil is doing enough to prevent deforestation as they pursue a Section 301 investigation into the South ...
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity joined more than 50 environmental and food groups and community leaders today to urge U.S. grocery chains to offer only certified avocados to help ...