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Amazon deforestation rose 17pc in dire 2020, data shows Published: Share Tweet Recipients Name Send The loss of primary forest - the clearing of old-growth, intact forest for the first time - hit its third-highest annual total on record since 2000, reaching 2.3 million hectares (5.6 million acres) in the nine countries spanned by the Amazon. File photo: Amazon forest Brasilia: Deforestation in the Am...

3 Min Read BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Deforestation in the Amazon, the world’s largest rainforest, rose by 17% last year, with wildfires, beef production and logging causing forested areas roughly the size of El Salvador to disappear, according to new data published on Wednesday. The loss of primary forest - the clearing of old-growth, intact forest for the first time - hit its third-highest annual total on record since 2000, reaching 2.3 million hectares (5.6 million acres) in the...

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By    •  Updated: 05/04/2021 - 12:19 When it comes to escapism in travel, it’s hard to think of a more magical place to stay than a treehouse in the middle of nowhere. From luxurious secret hideaways to creative architectural wonders, we’ve rounded up nine of the world’s most stunning treehouses for you to indulge your wanderlust. Floating above a 330-square-kilometre national park: &Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge, Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania Soaring...

Five great new green innovations – from pop-up rodent tents to tyre dust traps Anna Turns Collaboration is key to developing new ideas, and scaling those solutions up is essential for making good progress in any field. This week, Earth Optimism 2021, a global summit hosted online until 4 April by Cambridge Conservation Initiative, has been showcasing conservation innovations to help wildlife and nature. The Cambridge conference is part of the Earth Optimism Alliance, a movemen...

It was the third-worst year since 2002, when reliable monitoring began.

By Doug Hill | For The Transcript Mar 12, 2021 Mar 12, 2021 Artist Deborah Kaspari has drawn birds from the wilds of the Amazon rain forest to her Norman front yard. Photo Provided Deborah Kaspari paints and draws small creatures and big landscapes. Although her art is not confined exclusively to birds it may be what she’s best known for. The longtime Norman resident has traveled the world capturing avian images. Kaspari’s work is beyond be...

Peru’s beauty has been a real curse on The Spectator Australia | As the planet gets more and more ravaged, the mind can begin to glaze over at the cumulative…

2 minutes read By Fernando Gimeno Lima, Mar 9 (efe-epa).- “Only indigenous justice remains to us,” Herlin Odicio, the leader of the Cacataibo tribe, said. He is tired of the impunity with which his “brothers” are being murdered for opposing drug traffickers and illegal logging in their territories in the Peruvian Amazon. In less than a year, four Cacataibo and two other members of the Ashaninka tribe have been murdered in the same region for confronting the invaders of their native la...