Deforestation Electricity Rainforest 
A Greener Life
JULY 6, 2025
Aerial view of the Amazon Rainforest, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Key updates reflect a dynamic landscape, from shifting deforestation rates in the Amazon to ground breaking initiatives in clean energy. This decline marks a notable shift after years of rising deforestation rates.
Legal Planet
MAY 5, 2022
The geography is extremely diverse, featuring high mountains, deserts, and rainforest. Mexico’s climate commitment for 2030 under the Paris Agreement calls for cutting emissions 22%, cutting black carbon by half, and achieving net-zero deforestation. Because of its geography, Mexico is vulnerable to climate impacts.
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Circle of Blue
AUGUST 10, 2021
Still, these are the country’s poorest areas, ones that have only recently enjoyed the arrival of electricity. It travels north along the Mahakam River, and two days later arrives in the central highlands of Borneo’s ancient rainforests. More than 30 percent of Borneo’s rainforests have been destroyed in the past half-century. .
A Greener Life
JANUARY 13, 2023
Suriname is 93% rainforest. Currently, only one in five people have access to electricity, so those low emissions are to do with poverty. Deforestation is an ongoing problem, so it is unlikely that Madagascar will be carbon negative for long. Bhutan has been prioritising its forests for 50 years.
A Greener Life
JANUARY 20, 2023
Across its islands, Indonesia has the third-largest area of primary rainforest in the world. Coal extraction in Indonesia is done with open-pit mining, hence the deforestation,” says Syahrul Fitra, a senior forest campaigner at Greenpeace Southeast Asia. of total tropical deforestation between 2000 and 2019.
Environmental Progress
AUGUST 8, 2020
In a long interview last year, Nepstad was shockingly candid with me about the harms perpetrated by the environmental NGO community in the Amazon, including how their efforts had contributed to the fragmentation of the rainforest. Notably, however, Nepstad did not request any corrections to my article in our conversation, nor has he since.
Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
This can be developing energy-efficient homes to reduce raw materials burnt to produce electricity or efficiency savings of water resources. This applies to food resources such as fish, habitats such as rainforests, cultural monuments as a mark of respect for their human interest. Sponsored Content.
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