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EU proposes law curbing imports linked to deforestation

Maytaal Angel, Reuters
Posted at Nov 17 08:54 PM

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a law aimed at curbing the import of commodities linked to deforestation. Read more »

China OK with US to boost cooperation on climate change

Reuters
Updated as of Nov 11 07:27 AM

China's top climate negotiator on Wednesday said both countries wanted to do more to stop deforestation. Read more »

Advocates doubt Indonesia pledge to fighting climate change

Heru Asprihanto, Reuters
Posted at Nov 05 10:03 PM

Indonesia's environment minister criticized a global plan to end deforestation by 2030 and cut carbon emissions as unfair. Read more »

Nations make new pledges to cut methane, save forests at climate summit

Jake Spring and Jeff Mason, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 03 08:50 AM

Leaders at the COP26 global climate conference pledged on Tuesday to stop deforestation by the end of the decade and cut emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane to help slow climate change. Read more »

Over 100 global leaders pledge to end deforestation

Jake Spring and Simon Jessop, Reuters
Posted at Nov 02 07:27 PM

More than 100 global leaders late on Monday pledged to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of the decade. Read more »

Floods, landslides kill 116 in India and Nepal

Mahesh Pandey and Paavan Mathema, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 20 09:59 PM

Authorities ordered the closure of schools and banned all religious and tourist activities. Read more »

Brazil's Bolsonaro accused of 'crimes against humanity' at ICC

Patrick Galey, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 12 03:56 PM

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was accused Tuesday of "crimes against humanity" at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his alleged role in the destruction of the Amazon, the first case seeking to explicitly link deforestation to loss of life. Read more »

Democrats target palm oil, beef in deforestation bill

Richard Cowan and Fathin Ungku, Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 08:33 PM

Experts estimate that deforestation accounts for about 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Read more »

Amazon fires surge anew in Brazil as cleared forest burns

Bruno Kelly, Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 03:45 AM

Such levels were last seen a decade ago before Bolsonaro took office. Read more »

Amazon and Nestle join public-private plan to save world's forests

Simon Jessop, Reuters
Posted at Apr 23 08:30 AM

The United States, Norway and Britain joined forces with companies including Amazon and Nestle on Thursday to launch a project aimed at protecting the world's tropical forests. Read more »

Black Jesus born in burnt Amazon at Brazil church manger

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 13 10:34 AM

Instead of a manger in Bethlehem, Jesus will arrive this Christmas in a badly burned clearing in the Amazon rainforest, a black baby born to a black virgin with indigenous cherubs looking on.   Read more »

Palace: Franchise, license applicants will be required to plant trees

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 03:33 PM

A suggestion for applicants to plant trees before getting their franchise and license "will be a policy," Malacañang said Tuesday, after deforestation shared the blame for flooding from typhoon Ulysses.  Read more »

Record fires ravage Brazil's Amazon and Pantanal regions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 02 03:11 PM

A record high number of fires scorched Brazil's Amazon and Pantanal wetlands last month, official data showed on Sunday, as deforestation and climate change wreaked havoc on some of the planet's most valuable ecosystems.   Read more »

New worry over August deforestation in Brazilian Amazon

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 14 01:01 AM

Last month was the second-worst August on record for deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, according to official figures released Friday, sparking new criticism of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's environmental policies. Read more »

Amazon fires a 'lie' says Brazil's Bolsonaro

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 13 05:10 AM

"Tropical rainforest doesn't catch fire. So this story that the Amazon is burning is a lie, and we have to fight it with real numbers," he said Tuesday. Read more »

Asia's rapid urbanization, deforestation linked to deadly viruses

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Mar 11 05:52 PM

The rapid pace of deforestation, urbanization and road building are major factors in the spread of infectious diseases across Asia, including the coronavirus, health and environment experts said on Wednesday. Read more »

Are 'biodegradable plastics' environment-friendly? Think again, warns group

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 08 06:25 AM

MANILA—From recyclable plastic to bioplastics made from plants, new packaging solutions have been promoted by companies amid a new generation of consumers concerned about sustainability. Read more »

Amazon fires: How celebrities are spreading misinformation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 25 06:17 AM

Many high-profile figures seeking to denounce the fires have either shared photographs of the region that are years old or images taken in other parts of the world. Read more »

Protests to greet G7 leaders, as they talk Amazon fires, trade

Adam Plowright, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 24 08:09 PM

Trump faces a mass protest outside the Atlantic resort of Biarritz where the summit is taking place. Read more »

Amazon fires prompt alarm in Europe, and anger at Brazil’s government

Richard Pérez-Peña and Matina Stevis-Gridneff, The New York Times
Updated as of Aug 24 01:42 AM

The fires have prompted a widespread backlash against Brazil and its far-right president, who wants to open more rainforest to farming and ranching. Read more »