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Peace has led to more deforestation in Colombia

Frontiers

In the tropics, when conflict affected countries transition to peace, deforestation often increases. The consequences of peace and armed conflict for deforestation depend on the location, reports a new publication in Frontiers in Environmental Science. Coca farms and cattle ranching boost deforestation.

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Why Energy Conservation Will Remain Crucial

Legal Planet

The indirect result can be to increase emissions — for example, less land for soybean fields in Iowa can raise world prices, incentivizing deforestation in Brazil. Much of this land is already in use for agriculture, so using up that land is likely to push production into less productive land. There are a lot of ways to reduce energy use.

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STAFF NEWS: CHELSEA GOMEZ AND LEAH ADELMAN JOIN THE SABIN CENTER AS GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

Law Columbia

Chelsea is currently a Master of Public Administration candidate focusing in Environmental Science and Policy at the School for International and Public Affairs within Columbia University. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Policy from St. Edward’s University.

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Stroud Water Research Center Update: Scaling Up Outreach To Farmers, Landowners To Improve Water Quality

PA Environment Daily

Amanda Garzio-Hadzick, the Shepherd Leading Water Protectors As a child, Amanda Garzio-Hadzick learned the value of environmental sustainability by exploring the outdoors, camping, fishing, and growing food against the backdrop of northeastern Pennsylvania’s coal industry.

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Carbon-Labeled Beef: It’s What’s for Dinner

Vermont Law

stem from land cover change, such as deforestation, afforestation/reforestation, and wood harvesting. come from deforestation. Deforestation raises the albedo. Converting forested land into beef ranchland has significant environmental impacts, as described above. 20% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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Eat for the Planet!

Academy of Natural Sciences

The report, issued in conjunction with EAT Forum, also called for curbing food waste, a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, and improving agriculture so it lessens deforestation and reduces water use. Courtesy Anne Sprat/Unsplash. Changing eating habits sounds difficult, but it’s been done before.

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Highlighting Biodiversity: Spectacular Birds and the Amazon River

Academy of Natural Sciences

Unfortunately, the southern Amazon Rainforest is also at the center of the region’s deforestation. In the southern Amazon, including the region near the Roosevelt River, scientists continue to discover new species and genetically distinct populations of animals and plants. Lukas Musher/ANS.