Tag: Deforestation
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US Toilet Paper Choices Contributing To Indonesian Rainforest Destruction
WWF continues putting pressure on Asia Pulp & Paper, as the latter's toilet paper and tissue expand into the US market.
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Yellow Cedar Die-off in Alaska Linked to Global Warming
Residents of Alaska and neighboring British Columbia have known for years that the cedars are dying. Now scientists know why.
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Most Popular Articles of January: Astounding 3D Sculptures from Books, Indigenous Amazonian Child Burned to Death, and More
The best of January includes amazing landscape sculptures carved from old books, a logging horror in the Amazon, a cycling superhighway, and more.
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'Peak Timber' Is The New Normal State of Human Resource Usage
Researchers say that the Solomon Islands had been warned for decades that they were cutting timber faster than it could naturally regenerate, but they didn't listen. It's a sadly familiar story.
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Modern Mayans More Concerned About Environmental Problems Than Calendar Ending
And you probably should be too...
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NASA Satellite Images: Tar Sands in 1984 and Tar Sands Now
How much has the oil sands industry grown over the last few decades?
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Indigenous Amazonian Child Burned to Death by Loggers
"It was just pure evilness. She is from another tribe, they live in the woods, and have no contact with white people," said one witness.
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“Text for Trees” and Arbor Day Foundation Will Plant Up to One Million Trees
A tree-planting campaign that's as easy as a click, text or tweet seeks to reach a million before December 31.
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"The Lorax" is used to Hawk U.S. Forest Service "Discover the Forest" Campaign
The Truffula Trees from Dr Seuss' classic environmental tale -- soon to be a feature film -- inspired the new campaign.
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Massive Gnarled Tree Trunks Arrive at England's Oxford University
The eerie and mysterious traveling trees are part of the Ghost Forest Project, and will be touched by 101,000 English school childen.
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Mumbai's Mangrove Clearing Ban Is Working - Could Be Saving City $52 Million Every Year
The Bombay High Court order a ban on clearing of mangrove forest six years ago. The move is clearly paying off with builders clearing coastal forest "largely stopped," according to campaigners.
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Asian Pulp & Paper's Environmental Claims "Mostly Hogwash", WWF Report Shows
Asian Pulp & Paper has gotten little love from the environmental community lately, despite claims that it cares about conservation. A new WWF report shows why.
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Barcelona Soccer Star Carlos Puyol Steps Up to Save Orangutans
FC Barcelona captain Carlos Puyol has teamed up with UNEP to halt the deforestation that's killing orangutans.
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Amazon Deforestation Rate Lowest Ever Recorded
According to a statement released by the Brazilian government, the latest figures on the rate of deforestation in the world largest rainforest show a drop to the lowest levels since satellite monitoring began in 1988.
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Britain Pledges $15 Million to Combat Deforestation in Brazil
In a move which embodies the spirit of international cooperation outlined by the UN climate summit underway in South Africa, Britain's Environment Secretary has pledged over $15 million to fight deforestation in Brazil.
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Wild West Windstorm in Los Angeles Destroys More than 450 Trees
A freak windstorm makes clearing out tree waste a challenge -- but some savvy residents are offering the wood on Craisglist for free to the savvy builder.
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Asia Pulp & Paper Fires Back at Greenpeace After Losing High-Profile Customers
"After losing several high profile customers in recent months due to the Greenpeace campaign, APP earlier this month fired back at Greenpeace in a press release that accused the activist group of making 'false allegations.'"
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Boreal Deforestation Has Had Net Cooling Effect
New research from Yale University shows that tree clearing about 45° latitude has resulted in slight cooling, while confirming that deforestation in more southern latitudes has increased warming.
