12 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BE E...

Dec 9, 2016 by

12 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT TYSON FOODS

[Translate]   Food Tyson Foods causes serious harm to people, animals and the environment. By Ashley Schaeffer Yildiz /...

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How an Indigenous Community Is...

Jul 19, 2016 by

How an Indigenous Community Is Boosting Crop Productivity While Conserving the Rainforest (Video)

[Translate] Environment “We are reforesting and restoring the land so that our grandchildren and our children have a future.”...

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NORWAY, FIRST COUNTRY TO BAN D...

Jun 8, 2016 by

NORWAY, FIRST COUNTRY TO BAN DEFORESTATION

[Translate] KATIE POHLMAN OF ECOWATCH ON BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT (Photo: World Wildlife Fund)Article reprinted with permission from...

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GOLD MINING HAS DEVASTATED THE...

May 31, 2016 by

GOLD MINING HAS DEVASTATED THE PERUVIAN AMAZON

[Translate] by Alejandro Davila Fragoso THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: Aerial view taken from a police helicopter shows a jungle devastated...

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INDONESIAN PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES...

Apr 22, 2016 by

INDONESIAN PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES PLAN TO HALT PALM OIL INDUSTRY EXPANSION

[Translate] Many have criticized Indonesia‘s largely unsustainable palm oil industry for several reasons, including deforestation....

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THE SENATE JUST PASSED AN ENER...

Apr 20, 2016 by

THE SENATE JUST PASSED AN ENERGY BILL THAT WOULD MAKE FORESTS A ‘CARBON NEUTRAL’ ENERGY SOURCE

[Translate] by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Charles Krupa   The first major update to the nation’s...

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CLIMATE CHANGE HELPED TRIGGER ...

Mar 5, 2016 by

CLIMATE CHANGE HELPED TRIGGER ANCIENT ANGKOR’S FALL

[Translate]   By Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG   A temple site at the ancient city of Angkor overrun by...

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BIRDS ARE GOING EXTINCT: ENTIR...

Jan 19, 2016 by

BIRDS ARE GOING EXTINCT: ENTIRE SPECIES ARE HANGING BY THEIR WINGTIPS.

[Translate] SALON.COM Deforestation and the pet trade have ravaged avian populations, and the consequences for mankind could prove...

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A WILD LIBERTY: THE SIXTH MASS...

Jan 2, 2016 by

A WILD LIBERTY: THE SIXTH MASS EXTINCTION

[Translate]   By Grant A. Mincy, Center for a Stateless Society | Op-Ed   (Photo: Deforestation via Shutterstock) The Sixth Mass...

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Starbucks’ Deforestation...

Dec 18, 2015 by

Starbucks’ Deforestation-Free Pledge Is a Total Joke

[Translate] The world’s largest coffeehouse company needs to wake up and smell the coffee. By Elliot Negin / The Huffington...

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THE RAINFORESTS HOLD THE KEY T...

Oct 26, 2015 by

THE RAINFORESTS HOLD THE KEY TO TAMING EL NINO’S DESTRUCTION

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN Healthy forests protect our climate and moderate our weather. As the ‘Godzilla’ El Niño builds in the weeks...

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FOREST LOSS AND LAND DEGRADATI...

Sep 26, 2015 by

FOREST LOSS AND LAND DEGRADATION FUEL CLIMATE CRISIS

[Translate]   By Tim Radford, Climate News Network     Agriculture and land use changes, such as in Indonesia, represent the...

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World’s Biggest Economie...

Sep 5, 2015 by

World’s Biggest Economies Devise Plan That Spells Doom for Planet Earth

[Translate] Experts warn that the G20’s massive infrastructure plan will cause “rapid ecological deterioration.” By...

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DID MAYAN DEFORESTATION CHANGE...

Sep 5, 2015 by

DID MAYAN DEFORESTATION CHANGE THE CLIMATE?

[Translate] Shutterstock By Clayton Aldern   GRIST The pre-Columbian Mayans are known for many things: El Castillo at Chichen Itza,...

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HUMANS ARE SET TO WIPE AN INDI...

Aug 24, 2015 by

HUMANS ARE SET TO WIPE AN INDIA-SIZED CHUNK OF FOREST OFF THE EARTH BY 2050

[Translate] by Katie ValentineCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Andre Penner, File In this Sept. 15, 2009 file photo, a deforested...

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MEAT EATERS ARE THE NUMBER ONE...

Aug 18, 2015 by

MEAT EATERS ARE THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF WORLDWIDE SPECIES EXTINCTION – STUDY

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   A meat-inclusive diet often comes with a side of environmental...

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PALM OIL – KEY INGREDIEN...

Jun 23, 2015 by

PALM OIL – KEY INGREDIENT IN SNACK FOOD PUTS RAINFOREST AT RISK

[Translate] BY CASEY COATES DANSON Palm Oil is the leading driver of tropical deforestation affecting indigenous people in Indonesia,...

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DELEGATES ACCUSED OF “FI...

Jun 12, 2015 by

DELEGATES ACCUSED OF “FIDDLING” WHILE THE PLANET BURNS

[Translate]   By Paul Brown, Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     One bright spot at the talks in Bonn, Germany, was an...

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WHAT THE PEOPLE OF THE AMAZON ...

Jun 8, 2015 by

[Translate] Mark Plotkin is an ethnobotanist, studying the traditional uses for plants in Central and South America forests. He works...

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OU...

Jun 8, 2015 by

[Translate] Casey Coates Danson TED Speaker...

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WHAT EVERY COUNTRY CAN LEARN F...

May 18, 2015 by

WHAT EVERY COUNTRY CAN LEARN FROM ECUADOR

[Translate] by Ryan KoronowskiCLIMATE PROGRESS Children plant a tree on Catequilla Hill in an area called “La Mitad del Mundo,” where...

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Tree-Based Farming Could Deliv...

May 9, 2015 by

Tree-Based Farming Could Deliver Abundant Benefits

[Translate]   By Tim Radford, physician Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG     A forest in Zambia devastated by slash-and-burn...

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Can Peru stop ‘ethical chocola...

Apr 18, 2015 by

Can Peru stop ‘ethical chocolate’ from destroying the Amazon?

[Translate] Amazon rainforest Andes to the Amazon NGOs allege illegal deforestation of primary rainforest to plant cacao and oil palm...

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American Companies Are Shippin...

Apr 16, 2015 by

American Companies Are Shipping Millions Of Trees To Europe, And It’s A Renewable Energy Nightmare

[Translate] AP/Winfried Rothermel by Ari PhillipsCLIMATE PROGRESS In late March, a loosely affiliated coalition of southerners...

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This startup wants to fight de...

Apr 9, 2015 by

[Translate] Check out “UAE Drones for Good England” by @ziadoakes on Vimeo By Liz Core   GRIST Drones are one of the most...

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Exposing the Meat IndustryR...

Apr 7, 2015 by

Exposing the Meat Industry’s Major Role in Causing California’s Water Crisis

[Translate] Environment A documentary contends livestock is the leading cause of deforestation, hospital water consumption and...

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Tower of Refuge is a self-oper...

Apr 2, 2015 by

Tower of Refuge is a self-operating Noah’s Ark that fights extinction

[Translate]     <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p> We are witnessing a dramatic increase in global...

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Agribusiness Giant Adopts Hist...

Apr 2, 2015 by

Agribusiness Giant Adopts Historic No-Deforestation Policy

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling  CLIMATE PROGRESS A soy field cuts into a forest in Brazil. CREDIT: Shutterstock On Tuesday, search...

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Save Half the Planet, or Lose ...

Jan 23, 2015 by

[Translate] t By Stephen Leahy  DRIVING THE NATION MÉRIDA, order Mexico, treat Nov 17 2009 (IPS) – At least half the planet must be...

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As Climate Disruption Advances...

Jan 6, 2015 by

As Climate Disruption Advances, 26 Percent of Mammals Face Extinction

[Translate] < (Image: Polar bear, air pollution via Shutterstock; Edited: JR/TO) Two recently released studies brought bad news...

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