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Humans have destroyed two-thirds of world’s rainforest “The good news is that we have an area half the size of Europe that is still completely intact.” According to a Norwegian nonprofit, two-thirds of Earth’s tropical rainforest has been destroyed by humanity.  Two-thirds of the world’s original tropical #rainforest cover have been degraded or destroyed, new @RainforestNORW data reveals. We need to stop destroying forests & other nature, for the sake of our health, bi...

comments This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. Feel free to republish and share widely. New data from a Norwegian nonprofit is generating fresh concerns about humanitys destruction of the natural world, revealing Monday that people have ravaged about two-thirds of original tropical rainforest cover globally. The Rainforest Foundation Norway (RFN) analysis found that human activities including logging and l...

FOE Statement on Announcement of Federal Deforestation Bill FOE Statement on Announcement of Federal Deforestation Bill March 3, 2021 WASHINGTON — Senator Brian Schatz of Hawai’i announced today the pending introduction of a federal bill to ban US imports of products linked to illegal deforestation and land conversion. Friends of the Earth and dozens of other advocacy organizations have simultaneously called on Congress and the Biden-Harris administration to enact policy measures�...

Latest News from WRI WRI leaders and experts—spanning more than 25 countries—offer commentary and insights on the latest issues in natural resources, environment, business and economics. Our staff are regularly quoted in the world’s leading media outlets. Contact our media team to arrange an interview. Read our Insights blog, and engage with us on Twitter and Facebook. March 31, 2021 This morning The White House released the details of the “American Jobs Plan” ahead of President Bide...

You are here Home > What We Do > Topics > Mapping Together: How Local Leaders Use Collect Earth To Monitor Restoration Mapping Together: How Local Leaders Use Collect Earth To Monitor Restoration February 09, 2021 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CET Learn how people are using Collect Earth, a data-collection tool, to monitor the impact of forest and landscape restoration on communities and the environment. Join the conversation:#GenerationRestoration Collect Earth, an open-source data...