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Committee finds British consumers contributing particularly highly to destruction of world’s forests

Major new report from Environmental Audit Committee warns the UK impact on global forests per tonne of product consumed is higher than that of China

The UK’s consumption of commodities including soy, cocoa, palm oil, beef and leather is unsustainable and is leading to rampant deforestation across the globe, MPs have warned.

The Amazon is the largest tropical rainforest in the world. Spanning eight countries, it has been called the “lungs of the planet” for its vital service

A special announcement interrupted the “Halting and Reversing Forest Loss by 2030” event during Nature, Land Use and Oceans Day at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai: COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber would make a surprise appearance, the moderator said. But Al Jaber didn’t show up and he didn’t make any major statements that day. […]

The lower house of Brazils Congress passed a bill that allows the paving of highway BR319, which crosses the heart of the Amazon basin and which scientists and environmentalists claim threatens the future of the worlds largest tropical rainforest. The bill still has to be approved by the Senate.

Region will struggle to maintain progress on deforestation. In Dubai, pledges don’t match financial commitments for Latin America. Maduro uses self-manufactured Essequibo crisis to crack down on the …

Brazil's lawmakers approved a bill to allow conservation funds to be used to pave a highway through the middle of the Amazon rainforest.

Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Dec 21, 2023 - Publication of a new map showing all the above-ground biomass in the Brazilian Amazon is good news in the context of the severe crisis afflicting the worlds largest contiguous tropical rainforest.

Brasilia, Dec. 20 (EFE) – Brazil’s Congress of Deputies on Wednesday approved a bill that facilitates the paving of a controversial highway that cuts through the Amazon, connecting the city of Manaus with the rest of the country allowing easier access for illegal loggers, cattle ranchers, agribusiness and other developers that stimulate deforestation. The project …