A Mongabay investigation has found that global consumers who buy brand name toilet paper and tissues may unwittingly be fuelling land conflicts, environmental crimes and the loss of native vegetation in Brazil. Read the original article here. Image by Cássio Abreu on flickr.
By Oliver Munnion A case study on the risks of using tree plantations to remove carbon from the atmosphere. Devastating wildfires are increasingly a feature of summers across the globe,…
Indigenous Peoples have been protecting biodiversity on Earth for thousands of years. Yet their rights are increasingly being eroded and they face multiple threats. This photo-essay gives you a glimpse…
By Souparna Lahiri States are evicting and murdering Indigenous people in the guise of biodiversity conservation. From forced eviction to restrictions on access to resources, conservation practices have long been…
The Sustainable Development Goals are a collection of 17 global goals set by the United Nations in 2015; otherwise known as Global Goals for Sustainable Development or Agenda 2030because the…
More than 100 environmental leaders from around the world are in Montreal this week to showcase global conservation efforts and pressure their governments to adopt better practices. Danielle Rochette has…
Fostering community conservation II conference – Protection of the environment in light of threats such as climate change had become a significant issue for communities and governments around the world.…
Die gute Nachricht ist: Der deutsche Wald wird größer. Die schlechte Nachricht ist: Weltweit wird immer noch viel zu viel abgeholzt. Aber du kannst etwas tun – in deiner Nachbarschaft,…
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This week, Gothenburg in Sweden played host to the first international conference on “negative emissions”. The three-day event brought together around 250 researchers at Chalmers University of Technology to discuss…
The Hidroituango dam crisis has been declared an emergency. Problems intensified last weekend after multiple blocked tunnels caused upstream flooding leading to the evacuation of communities and municipalities that lay…
Observers and civil society can be an asset to Parties in their work on the Paris Agreement work programme. Civil society has diverse expertise on different matters that could be…
By: Mary Louise Malig, Global Forest Coalition After 20 years of negotiations, the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is entering a crucial moment where it can come to a tragic…
That many forests in the United States are suffering health crises is not in question. Much of this troubling condition, however, has come as a result of human activities. The…
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Today is the International Day of Forests. The United Nations General Assembly designated this day as such with the hope that humankind would raise awareness about and celebrate forests. This…
