Financial crises reduce deforestation rates, finds new global research
For the first time it has been demonstrated that financial crises reduce deforestation rates—according to new Sussex research
For the first time it has been demonstrated that financial crises reduce deforestation rates—according to new Sussex research
Environment
Mar 25, 2022
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When pay-to-conserve programs don't come through with payments, they don't conserve, indicates a case study by the University of California, Davis, of a REDD+ Readiness program on the island of Pemba, off the coast of Tanzania.
Environment
Feb 23, 2022
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The United Nations is preparing to host pivotal conferences in the coming months on two global crises: climate change and biodiversity loss. As experts have pointed out, these issues are fundamentally, inescapably intertwined. ...
Ecology
Sep 28, 2021
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Deforestation has massive effects on the biosphere. It contributes to carbon emissions, changes in water cycles and biodiversity loss. The main cause of deforestation is the conversion of forested lands to agricultural lands.
Environment
Apr 10, 2018
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Democratic elections may be a catalyst for deforestation, according to new research. A study that examined deforestation rates during election years found that competitive elections are associated with higher rates of deforestation. ...
Environment
Jan 10, 2018
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Despite some forest loss, Mozambique's sprawling Niassa National Reserve has the potential to support tens of thousands of elephants and 1,000 lions according to a new land-use study published in the journal Parks.
Ecology
Nov 30, 2017
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Deforestation has historically been the price of development, but the world is now going through a forest transition; since 2015, there has been net global reforestation.
Environment
Jun 2, 2017
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Protected forests in developing nations are losing large numbers of trees and creating significant carbon emissions, despite their special status.
Environment
Apr 27, 2017
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Economic growth in poor countries increases along with deforestation rates, but the effect disappears in wealthier economies, according to a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports.
Environment
Jan 17, 2017
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Most of the world's coca—the plant source of cocaine—grows in the Amazon forests of the Andean countries of Colombia, Peru and Bolivia, where many think this illicit crop causes deforestation. However, a team led by Stony ...
Environment
Sep 29, 2016
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