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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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Climate Action for Earth Day

Legal Planet

Because they just “weren’t registered” or they “weren’t interested in politics,” according to this Ipsos survey. The data from 2023 demonstrates that countries can cut rates of tropical forest loss if they garner the political will to do so, and the countries that have accomplished this can provide lessons for others.

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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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James Michener’s Chesapeake Bay Was A+

Vermont Law

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science recently released the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Report Card. 1600s, but since then humans deforested the land, fished indiscriminately, farmed intensively, and the population grew. Researchers at the. The lack of progress is discouraging. The Bay was at its best in. John Smith’s.

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Conservation: History and Future

Environmental Science

Most sciences are about looking for answers to problems within the data generated and devising tests to solve them. Most sciences are about looking for answers to problems within the data generated and devising tests to solve them. It is not technically a subcategory of the science of conservation. Sponsored Content.

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Deserts as Ecosystems and Why They Need Protecting

Environmental Science

Its continued expansion has been put down to increased carbon emissions, agricultural activity and deforestation. Politics of Conservation. Sometimes, local politics gets in the way. Sponsored Content. Types of Desert. There are four broad types of desert: coastal, cold, hot & dry, and semi-arid.

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Climatology: The Science of Global Weather Systems over the Long Term

Environmental Science

The turmoil that followed was political but also showed the lack of resources in societies led to their collapse. Deforestation. But it's not all good news; the issue has received much political attention through attempts by lobby groups to muddy the waters on the evidence. Sponsored Content. What Climatology Is Not.