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New high-resolution map shows fires caused one third of global forest loss between 2001 and 2019

Frontiers

The study shows that one third of global forest loss between 2001 and 2019 was due to fires, which is higher than previous estimates. Even I, as a geographer, was terrified reading all the headlines that seemed to imply that the last patch of the Amazonian rainforest was on fire, which was not true.”. Global forest fires 2001-2019 map.

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Most read articles of March 2022: Secrets of ancient leftovers revealed and endangered shark discovered in pet food

Frontiers

New high-resolution map shows fires caused one third of global forest loss between 2001 and 2019. Even I, as a geographer, was terrified reading all the headlines that seemed to imply that the last patch of the Amazonian rainforest was on fire, which was not true.”. Article link: [link].

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Repsol Sued in Class Action for $1 Billion Over Peru’s Worst Oil Spill

Corp Watch

Ecuador Group Files Lawsuit Against Repsol Amazon Watch | May 15, 2001 Environmental, human-rights and Indians groups filed a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court Tuesday to stop Repsol-YPF from building a new oil pipeline. s refinery in Norco, La.

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Frontiers’ volunteers: Riding for restoration and… cake

Frontiers

However, the reality is that from 2001 to 2020, Switzerland lost 40.3kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 2.6% Globally, 80’000 acres of rainforest disappear each day. These rainforests play a pivotal role in the Earth’s functioning and are relied upon by countless species and indigenous communities.

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Tom Lovejoy Tribute

ESA

Tom used his passion for conservation and understanding the consequence of losing the tropical rainforest to inform policy makers and other thought leaders worldwide on the critical role society needs to play in conserving the earth we rely upon. His first position was with the Philadelphia Academy in 1972 to 1973. Two of his mentors, G.E.

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Analysis: Coal extraction in Indonesia is driving deforestation

A Greener Life

Across its islands, Indonesia has the third-largest area of primary rainforest in the world. In 2001, East Kalimantan had 126,000 sq km of primary forest. Among the 26 countries investigated, this accounted for 58.2% of direct forest loss by mining, making Indonesia the most affected by far. billion. “One

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Big banks linked to deforestation that threatens Indigenous people

A Greener Life

Deforestation crisis in Paraguay Paraguay lost 32% of its tropical primary forest between 2001 and 2021 – the fourth-highest rate in the world, behind the US’s minor outlying islands in the Pacific, Dominica and Haiti, according to Global Forest Watch.