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Global reforestation drive grows fast as govts grasp benefits
The world’s largest reforestation push, now almost a decade old, has beaten its 2020 target, as countries use their pledges to tackle national priorities including job creation, food security and ...
69 invasive species of plants and animals threaten native species
Scientists have identified 69 invasive species of plants and animals in Bangladesh that are becoming a major threat to the native species.
Brazil fires threaten world's largest wetland
"We saw hundreds of fires along the journey throughout the day. Places where the planes and firemen have fought the fires directly without stopping, but still the fires are causing great damage to ...
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon retreats in July from 2019 record
Between August 2019 and July 2020, INPE's rapid monitoring system showed 9,205 square kilometers of forest were cleared, up from 6,844 square kilometers between August 2018 and July 2019 in the same ...
Existing mangroves could fall to sea level rise by 2050
"Mangroves are the most efficient eco-system on the planet for storing carbon," said Benjamin Horton, chair of the Asian School of the Environment at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
Sundarbans Day observed
Residents of the coastal districts of Khulna, Satkhira and Bagerhat observed the Sundarbans Day on Friday with an appeal to save the largest mangrove forest in the world.Sundarbans, a World Heritage ...
Bolsonaro’s Amazon ‘dream’ is indigenous ‘nightmare’
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has unveiled a sweeping plan for the Amazon rainforest that would open indigenous lands to mining—a “dream” for the far-right leader, but a ...
Trees increase in Bangladesh
The number of trees in Bangladesh has increased, both inside and outside of the forests. Among the forests, the Sundarbans is in the best condition. People have collected natural resources worth ...
Romania’s forests under mounting threat
Like thick wrinkles, a multitude of dirt roads cut through barren slopes in Romania’s mountainous Valea Rea region, showing the impact of aggressive illegal logging—which is not just ...
Large blots of oil stain 130 Brazilian beaches
The source of large blots of oil staining more than 130 beaches in northeastern Brazil remained a mystery Tuesday despite president Jair Bolsonaro's assertions they came from outside the country and ...
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