Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 10, 2024
Biodiesel and renewable diesel are closely related fuels made from the same oils and fats, which remain scarce, expensive, and linked to deforestation and food price spikes. Net vegetable oil imports grew by about 4 MMT between 2006 and 2022, especially canola oil and palm oil, which have replaced soybean oil in food uses.
Real Climate
AUGUST 13, 2021
This is a pretty clear illustration of how sea level starts to rise slowly; but in the long run, sea-level rise caused by fossil-fuel burning and deforestation in our generation could literally go off the chart and inundate many coastal cities and wipe entire island nations off the map. But first things first. Observed Past Rise.
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HumanNature
APRIL 17, 2023
Hydrol Process 20 , 183–196 (2006). Geomorphology 80 , 295–309 (2006). The fields of fluvial geomorphology, riparian ecology, stream biology, and river restoration have recognized the value of wood in rivers for decades. Ground Water 46 , 671–687 (2008). Siegel, D. & Bauer, R. Sawyer, A. Bayani Cardenas, M. & & Buttles, J.
Our Environment
MAY 21, 2021
For example, the rate of deforestation in indigenous territories has increased to 71% since the Brazilian president Jair Bolsanro was elected [4]. Reference list: (1) Steiger Carlos (2006), Modern Beef Production in Brazil and Argentina, Vol. Through their bravery these Latin Americans have fought for something that seemed impossible.
Vermont Law
AUGUST 17, 2023
In Mexico , the Biosphere Reserve Sierra Gorda faces excessive logging, fires, and deforestation for tourist housing. From Green to Grey In Costa Rica, illegal traffickers and curious onlookers have threatened the leatherback turtles back to the brink of extinction.
Edouard Stenger
MAY 24, 2018
I am confident that switching from fossil fuels to renewables (and efficiency , as I learned during my Master’s thesis in 2006) can be done relatively fast in wealthy nations (ten to fifteen years) and by mid-century in developing ones. Deforestation has to be put to an end and we need to reforest and afforest globally.
Vermont Law
JULY 28, 2014
Deforestation, air and water pollution, and lack of sanitation systems have led to public health problems and resource scarcity. Furthermore, in 2006 the provisional president, Boniface Alexandre, issued a Decree of Environmental Management. Another major issue, deforestation, is the result of a surprising incentive.
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