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On a riverbank in war-ravaged Syria's north, felling has reduced what was once a lush forest to dispersed trees and decimated trunks poking out from dry, crumbly soil.- 'Blanket of greenery' - The once-dense forests of Syria's west "have suffered the most degradation caused by the war", mostly from tree felling and wildfires, PAX said.
We're not sure if this is a normal seasonal variation or if this is part of a larger pattern, but clearly the extremes of climate are being felt here in the pacific. adam weintraub from the hawaiian emergency management agency, thanks for taking the time to be with us. thank you. leaders representing eight countries in south america are wrapping up a two day environmental summit in the brazilian city of belaine to "prevent the amazon from reaching a point of no return". brazil's president luiz inacio lula da silva says that countries sharing the amazon rainforest will ensure that developed nat...
Countries in south america are wrapping up a two day environmental summit in the brazilian city of belaine to "prevent the amazon from reaching a point of no return". brazil's president luiz inacio lula da silva says that countries sharing the amazon rainforest will ensure that developed nations fulfill their financial pledges to combat climate change. brazil, which houses 60% of the rainforest, has called for ending deforestation by 2030. on tuesday, the leaders signed a declaration agreeing to work together to fight illegal logging, mining and organised crime. but there was no concrete date ...
Carbon dioxide can buy credits from projects like hobson�*s, and that should help reduce emissions, but not everyone is convinced. bianca and herfamily, like many in the region, want better services like schools and health centres. but they're suspicious of these new carbon credit companies offering to help them. translation: it is not that transparent. - we cannot see how it would give us a secure life. we are always on the back foot and fear the consequences. because of the stories we heard, we decided not to sign a contract. and that is a problem. when people struggle to get by, and when ...
What's at stake then. the amazon stretches nearly seven million square kilometres, or nearly three million square miles. about two—thirds of that is in brazil. another seven countries and one territory share the remaining third. under brazil's former president, jair bolsonaro, years of deforestation in the amazon worsened. the orange on this map shows the areas of deforestation between 2019 and 2022 in the state of para where the summit is being held. but new data shows a positive shift — deforestation in the amazon fell by 66% last month compared to the year before. it's now at its lowest...