Soy production is booming — but researchers are warning that the soy industry’s rise could be the downfall of Brazil‘s climate commitments.
Tag: deforestation
Peru’s climate commitments threatened by advancing oil palm
The way Peru is pushing the production of oil palm in the Amazon is weakening these pledges.
Want to keep tabs on that new logging road in Peru? Well, now you can
A new deforestation alert system lets users know about forest changes in just a week.
Ensia: Global deforestation is decreasing. Or is it?
A new look at the complex picture of land use change suggests that when it comes to forests, we’re far from being out of the woods.
The African palm oil frontier expands deeper into the Peruvian Amazon
Peru may be worried to conservation of its tropical forests, but deforestation has been increasing, much of it due to expanded cultivation of African palm oil.
Map of deforestation hotspots in the Peruvian Amazon, 2012-2014
Deforestation continues to increase in the Peruvian Amazon. According to the latest information from the Peruvian Environment Ministry, 2014 had the highest annual forest loss on record since 2000.
Is zero deforestation possible for the Brazilian Amazon?
YES, zero deforestation is possible for the Brazilian Amazon, just if we make sure economic growth, social justice and agriculture are part of the picture.
Increasing deforestation along lower Las Piedras River, Madre de Dios, Peru
The Las Piedras River, a major tributary of the Madre de Dios River in the southeast of the Peruvian Amazon, is increasingly being recognized for its exceptional wildlife, and by presence of indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation.
Alarming proof of underreported bushmeat crisis in heart of Amazonia
When satellite imagery of the Brazilian rainforest shows lush, dense forests, most of us likely expect that those trees are packed with wildlife. But what if what we are actually seeing is an empty forest?
Peruvian government terminates head of forest watchdog agency
According to many, Rolando Navarro Gómez represented a shift in the Peruvian government’s commitment to fight illegal logging.