Deforestation Fell 26% in Colombian Amazon Last Year Since Peace and Reconciliation with Rebels in FARC
President Petro is conducting peace negotiations that put the environment first with around 20 splinter factions of the FARC guerillas.
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Destructive Gold Miners Clock Overtime to Restore Thousands of Acres of Amazon Rainforest
In return for their commitment to responsible mining practices, miners have received more than 7 million dollars premium on the gold.
The Story of How Rapa Nui Lost its Flowering Trees, But Humans Ensured its Survival
If you're the kind of person who likes rare things, then the toromiro tree would be a truly exceptional addition to your ornamental garden.
Century of Tree Planting Stalls the Warming Effects in the Eastern United States, Says Study
By the 1930s, forest cover loss in the eastern states like the Carolinas and Mississippi had stopped, and massive reforestation took place.
After Mojave Fires, Camels Help Restore Iconic Joshua Tree Groves in the Cherished California Desert
The Cima Dome project was considered finished after 3,500 seedlings were planted—carried out on the humps of Herbie, Sully, and Chico.
Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest Drops Sharply in One Year-Fewest Acres Since 2019
Deforestation across the Amazon Rainforest has fallen by 55% this year, marking the lowest amounts since 2019
Couple Plants 2 Million Trees in 20 Years to Turn Destroyed Forest Back Into a Wildlife Haven
Today, the property is officially titled Private Reserve of Natural Heritage Bulcão Farm, and hundreds of animals have returned to area
Indonesia Says a Half Million Acres of Palm Plantations will be Turned Back into Forests
Both the internal security and environmental ministries have come together to work on ejecting the illegal plantations.
Leonardo DiCaprio Launches $5 Million Emergency Fund to Help Combat Amazon Rainforest Fires
The Oscar award-winning actor is not the only one helping to combat the Amazon rainforest fires, either.
Bill Gates Has Just Invested in a Company That Grows Palm Oil in a Lab to Save the Rainforests
Breakthrough Energy Ventures are investing in the New York startup C16 Biosciences, which creates lab-grown palm oil to combat deforestation in the Amazon.
Sisters Successfully Pressure Kellogg's Food Company into Sustainably Sourcing All of Their Palm Oil to Help Orangutans
These young English eco-warriors have rallied thousands of people to help them convince the food brand to source their palm oil responsibly.
How Costa Rica Slowed, Stopped, Then Reversed Deforestation in Their Rainforests
Once the captial of logging and deforestation in Latin America, Costa Rica's Payment for Environmental Service model helped reforest the country.
Indigenous Group in Brazil Wins Decades-Long Battle Against Illegal Loggers in the Amazon
The Ashaninka people of the Amazon have won a 20-year legal battle with illegal logging interests, securing $3 million and undisputed right to their land.
Canadian Scientists Develop Eco-Friendly Substitute for Palm Oil That's Good for Human Health
Scientists in Canada create a low-cost alternative to palm oil that uses a simple enzyme to turn liquid vegetable oils into solids.
Amazon Tribes Are Excited to Use Drones to Detect Illegal Deforestation in Brazilian Rainforest
Helping to guard their forest home, Brazilian Amazonian tribes are being trained to use drones to gather evidence for illegal logging cases.
Tribe in Panama Wins Landmark Case Granting Them Stewardship of 400,000 Acres of Pristine Ancestral Forests
After 50 years of legal battling, Panama's Naso Tribe La Amistad National Park, has won their land rights case and now manages the forest.
These African Nations Used Satellite Monitoring to Cut Deforestation by 18 Percent
As part of a University of Wisconsin-Madison project, these African countries have used satellite monitoring to cut deforestation by 18%.
Refugees in Cameroon Have Turned a Treeless Desert Camp Into a Thriving Forest - LOOK
The Lutheran World Federation and UNHCR empowered refugees to transform their desert Cameroon camp into a thriving young forest.
Jane Goodall Enlists Fans to Help Plant a Trillion Trees Around the World by 2030
Jane Goodall launched Trees for Jane aimed at helping replenish the world's stock of trees and forests by planting a trillion trees by 2030.
14 Years Ago the Amazon Was Being Bulldozed for Soy - Then Everything Changed As Corporations Joined Activists
New research shows that 98.6% of all soy grown in the Amazon rainforest don't come from deforested fields thanks to the 2006 Soy Moratorium.
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