rainforests, Tag

In contrast to media narratives that global warming causes higher temperatures and drought, you will see, conclusively, why droughts and dryness cause higher temperatures and how reduced transport of moisture from the oceans...

With a recent ruling, the Colombian Supreme Court has made Colombia the first country in South America to recognize the personhood rights of the Amazon Rainforest...

Conservation International aims to plant 73 million trees in the Brazilian Amazon as part of the largest ever undertaking of its kind. In what is being called the "arc of deforestation" in the Brazilian states of Amazonas,...

Norway has become the first country in the world to commit to zero deforestation. The Norwegian parliament's Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment made the pledge in a recommendation on the government’s Action...

Norway has become the first country in the world to commit to zero deforestation. The Norwegian parliament's Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment made the pledge in a recommendation on the government’s Action...

When most people think of rainforests, they think of a tropical jungle -- but rainforests can exist in temperate regions that receive heavy rain, too. These forests are rare, found mostly along the Northwestern coast of North...

Villages in the rainforests of Peru have a problem: many of them don't have access to a reliable electrical grid, making it difficult for residents to light their homes after dark...

A rare and quite extraordinary plant known as the Corpse Flower is set to blossom at the Denver Botanic Gardens, and will provide visitors with an odor that is reportedly akin to "rotting meat." The plant originates from...

"Save the rainforests!" is a call to action that most of us have come across at some point or another, whether it was on a news broadcast or splayed across an activist's tee-shirt...

Here is a guest post from Martin Cohen and Andrew McKillop. (Biogs below). I'm not sure how far I agree with them on nuclear but I've no problems with what they have to say here about the manifest eco-evil of the EU……...

The United Nations and Interpol have joined forces to tackle global forest crimes such as illegal logging and timber trafficking. Working with local enforcement agencies, the partnership hopes that the scheme — known...

Greenpeace members rallied last week in Italy to protest Brazilian leather and the mass deforestation it has been causing in the Amazon. The Greenpeacers dressed up in bark-like sustainable materials and stood outside of...

1. Ethanol Mandates: In an effort to further “energy independence,”* major agricultural producing countries have enacted Soviet-style production quotas for ethanol, a motor fuel distilled from food. This year, about a...

1. Ethanol Mandates: In an effort to further “energy independence,”* major agricultural producing countries have enacted Soviet-style production quotas for ethanol, a motor fuel distilled from food. This year, about a...

It’s a simple idea. While we might not usually think about it this way, tropical rainforests are the world’s giant wood store, and just like shoplifters lurk in your local Target, treelifters scheme to fraudulently...