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Everyone agrees that massive deforestation is an environmental disaster. But most of the standard solutions — scolding the Brazilians, invoking universal morality — ignore the one solution that might actually work 
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Colonization and environmental vandalism created a crisis in the Amazon that could have alarming consequences for climate change.
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An excellent read and teaching resource
Megan Freed's curator insight,
May 6, 2020 12:44 PM
This article is very factual. It has a lot of great points and is updated regularly. It says that by 2030, roughly 27
5 of the trees in the Amazon will be gone. These numbers are scary and we need to do something to help out our planet.
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New research uses spatially and temporally explicit data to better understand deforestation trends in South America.
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A large-scale new study identifies a critical threshold for significant species loss in the Amazon due to deforestation, but also suggests a strategy for action
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Brazil says it has greatly reduced the rate of deforestation. That may be true, critics say, but they argue such figures are misleading because so much of the Amazon has already been degraded.
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You were taught in school that the rain forest is like the lungs of our planet. It’s not that simple.
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WATCH! This is a fantastic overview of what's going on with Amazon deforestation. Thanks NPR!
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This is the time of year subsistence farmers clear land by setting fires in the Amazon. They say it's the only way they can make a living, but it's delivering another blow to the rain forest.
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Rainforests are full of bats, and with over 1,300 known species around the world bats really do come in all shapes and sizes.
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Deforestation continues as United Cacao aims to build the world’s largest cacao plantation.
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A new study finds that voluntary zero-deforestation commitments by corporations can radically clean up supply chains Food retailers such as McDonald’s, Krispy Kreme, Dunkin Donuts, as well as agribusinesses like Cargill, are among the big...
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When the price of gold skyrocketed, illegal miners flooded into the country's Amazon basin, eager to find even the tiniest bits of the precious metal. Trees and villagers have paid a price.
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NGOs allege illegal deforestation of primary rainforest to plant cacao and oil palm
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Sadly this is happening right near our study sites
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Out-of-court settlement ends long legal battle for compensation for deaths, birth defects and environmental damage allegedly caused by Occidental’s pollution Members of the indigenous Achuar tribe from the Peruvian Amazon have won an undisclosed...
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The Mennonites, a religious (Christian) group often dedicated to organized agriculture, are increasingly inhabiting the western Amazon (Peru and Bolivia). Here, we reveal the recent deforestation o…
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Due to mercury contamination caused by illegal gold mining, the government of Peru on Monday declared an environmental emergency in nearly a dozen districts within the Amazon rainforest.
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Between 1999 and 2012 alone, mining in the Peruvian Amazon increased by 400 percent, resulting in rampant deforestation and the dumping of an estimated 3,000 tons of mercury into local waterways
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The lower Las Piedras River, in the far west Amazon rainforest of the Madre de Dios region of southern Peru, is an incredibly biodiverse area — but it’s also the site of an increasing amount of deforestation.
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Continued deforestation of the Amazon rainforest could diminish the amount of rain that falls in the Amazon River basin, finds a new study.
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For generations, the rubber tappers of the Amazon have gone about their business in a way that preserves the rain forest. Today, they are increasingly in conflict with criminal logging gangs.
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Recent scientific discoveries show the Amazon might control the climate for much of South America. The theory could point to potentially disastrous ramifications if deforestation continues.
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Healthy forests protect our climate and moderate our weather. As the ‘Godzilla’ El Niño builds in the weeks ahead of Paris talks, it is a timely warning that deforestation is partly to blame for its impacts
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Oil, gas, timber, gold: the Amazon rainforest is rich in resources, and their exploitation is booming. As resource extraction increases, so does the development of access roads and pipelines. These carve their way through previously intact forest, thereby interrupting the myriad pathways of the species that live there. For species that depend on the rainforest canopy, this can be particularly problematic.
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“Zero-deforestation” commitments having an impact, study finds
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Sao Paulo, one of the largest cities in the world, may run out of water in the next few months leaving 20 million people high and dry. Who is to blame?
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Biting the head off a four-inch grub comes with a unique set of challenges. These wrinkly white insects—offspring of the Rhynchophorus palmarum beetle—have viscous guts the consistency of melted bu... Via Soil Association
Caroline Ivy's curator insight,
March 26, 2015 9:53 AM
This article is about how deforestation in Peru is threatening an important local food source.
Deforestation is not a very new concept; demands for lumber, wood fuel, and construction material are often much louder than those for environmental caution. But by cutting down these vital palm trees (estimated about 17,000 last year) a white grub that is a staple in local diets and often exported to neighboring areas is threatened, and therefore threatening many livelihoods and families who rely on this grub for food. Deforestation around the world is like this. Rain forests have an important role in many economies, and are not just tourist destinations. |
