Illegal Logging Devastates Congo Basin Rainforest, Costing Africa $17 Billion Annually
Illegal logging and mining in the Congo Basin cost Africa $17 billion annually, threatening 200 million hectares of rainforest and impacting six countries. Weak governance and conflict exacerbate the problem, highlighting the need for stronger international cooperation and sustainable forestry pract...
Illegal Logging Devastates Congo Basin Rainforest, Costing Africa $17 Billion Annually
Illegal logging and mining in the Congo Basin cost Africa $17 billion annually, threatening 200 million hectares of rainforest and impacting six countries. Weak governance and conflict exacerbate the problem, highlighting the need for stronger international cooperation and sustainable forestry pract...
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40% Bias Score
Shipping Giants Enable Amazon Deforestation Through Beef Trade
Between August 2021 and July 2023, major shipping companies transported over 500,000 tonnes of beef and leather from Brazilian abattoirs linked to the destruction of 4,600 square kilometers of Amazon rainforest, highlighting the role of global supply chains in deforestation.
Shipping Giants Enable Amazon Deforestation Through Beef Trade
Between August 2021 and July 2023, major shipping companies transported over 500,000 tonnes of beef and leather from Brazilian abattoirs linked to the destruction of 4,600 square kilometers of Amazon rainforest, highlighting the role of global supply chains in deforestation.
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44% Bias Score
Brazilian Indigenous Leaders Fight Climate Change and Mining's Devastation
Francisca Arara, head of Acre's Indigenous Peoples Secretariat, and Shirley Krenak, a leader from Minas Gerais, highlight the devastating effects of climate change and mining on Brazilian indigenous communities, emphasizing the need for environmental justice and greater indigenous political represen...
Brazilian Indigenous Leaders Fight Climate Change and Mining's Devastation
Francisca Arara, head of Acre's Indigenous Peoples Secretariat, and Shirley Krenak, a leader from Minas Gerais, highlight the devastating effects of climate change and mining on Brazilian indigenous communities, emphasizing the need for environmental justice and greater indigenous political represen...
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36% Bias Score
Foray Bioscience uses AI to combat deforestation with synthetic wood
Foray Bioscience is developing a cell-based approach to produce synthetic wood products to combat deforestation, aiming to overcome the limitations of traditional reforestation by using AI and big data to accelerate tree growth and address seed supply shortages, potentially reversing the loss of 500...
Foray Bioscience uses AI to combat deforestation with synthetic wood
Foray Bioscience is developing a cell-based approach to produce synthetic wood products to combat deforestation, aiming to overcome the limitations of traditional reforestation by using AI and big data to accelerate tree growth and address seed supply shortages, potentially reversing the loss of 500...
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40% Bias Score
French Forests Face Decline: Urgent Call for Sustainable Forestry
The 2024 "Naturellement!" forum in Rouen will address the alarming decline in French forest health due to climate change, unsustainable practices, and pest infestations, highlighting the need for a transition to sustainable forestry methods.
French Forests Face Decline: Urgent Call for Sustainable Forestry
The 2024 "Naturellement!" forum in Rouen will address the alarming decline in French forest health due to climate change, unsustainable practices, and pest infestations, highlighting the need for a transition to sustainable forestry methods.
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40% Bias Score
Wohlleben: Reconnecting with Animality to Combat Climate Change
An interview with Peter Wohlleben, author of "Notre héritage sauvage", discussing his views on climate change, the need for emotional engagement, and his critique of prevailing approaches to environmental issues.
Wohlleben: Reconnecting with Animality to Combat Climate Change
An interview with Peter Wohlleben, author of "Notre héritage sauvage", discussing his views on climate change, the need for emotional engagement, and his critique of prevailing approaches to environmental issues.
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40% Bias Score
Uganda's Economic Growth Threatens Biodiversity
Uganda's rapid economic growth, driven by Vision 2040, is harming its biodiversity; in 2022, over 1,000 hectares of forest were lost to illegal logging, threatening vital ecosystems and the tourism industry which relies on them, while the lack of a national biodiversity strategy exacerbates this iss...
Uganda's Economic Growth Threatens Biodiversity
Uganda's rapid economic growth, driven by Vision 2040, is harming its biodiversity; in 2022, over 1,000 hectares of forest were lost to illegal logging, threatening vital ecosystems and the tourism industry which relies on them, while the lack of a national biodiversity strategy exacerbates this iss...
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32% Bias Score
Brazil's Beef Industry Deforestation: 80% of Leading Companies Lack Commitment
A new report reveals that 80% of Brazil's leading beef and leather companies and their financiers, who received $100 billion in funding, haven't committed to stopping deforestation, turning the Amazon rainforest from a carbon sink into a source; the upcoming COP30 in Belem, Para, will highlight this...
Brazil's Beef Industry Deforestation: 80% of Leading Companies Lack Commitment
A new report reveals that 80% of Brazil's leading beef and leather companies and their financiers, who received $100 billion in funding, haven't committed to stopping deforestation, turning the Amazon rainforest from a carbon sink into a source; the upcoming COP30 in Belem, Para, will highlight this...
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40% Bias Score
Andean Cloud Forest Restoration: A Community-Driven Initiative
Biologist Constantino Aucca Chutas's Acción Andina initiative is restoring millions of hectares of vital Andean polylepis forests across South America, engaging thousands of indigenous families and reviving traditional Inca principles of community cooperation.
Andean Cloud Forest Restoration: A Community-Driven Initiative
Biologist Constantino Aucca Chutas's Acción Andina initiative is restoring millions of hectares of vital Andean polylepis forests across South America, engaging thousands of indigenous families and reviving traditional Inca principles of community cooperation.
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40% Bias Score
"Industrial Forestry Threatens Global Forests: Agroforestry Offers Sustainable Alternative"
"Industrial forestry, driven by energy transition initiatives and massive financial investment, threatens global forests through monoculture plantations, mirroring agriculture's negative impacts; agroforestry offers a sustainable alternative."
"Industrial Forestry Threatens Global Forests: Agroforestry Offers Sustainable Alternative"
"Industrial forestry, driven by energy transition initiatives and massive financial investment, threatens global forests through monoculture plantations, mirroring agriculture's negative impacts; agroforestry offers a sustainable alternative."
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52% Bias Score
EPP abandons attempt to weaken EU's anti-deforestation law
The European People's Party (EPP) has abandoned its attempt to weaken the EU's anti-deforestation law, which will now take effect in 2026 instead of 2025, after facing resistance from member states and concerns about its economic impacts.
EPP abandons attempt to weaken EU's anti-deforestation law
The European People's Party (EPP) has abandoned its attempt to weaken the EU's anti-deforestation law, which will now take effect in 2026 instead of 2025, after facing resistance from member states and concerns about its economic impacts.
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48% Bias Score
COP30 in Belem: A Test for the Amazon and Brazil
The article discusses the preparations for COP30 in Belem, Brazil, highlighting the city's social and infrastructural challenges and the controversies surrounding President Lula's environmental policies.
COP30 in Belem: A Test for the Amazon and Brazil
The article discusses the preparations for COP30 in Belem, Brazil, highlighting the city's social and infrastructural challenges and the controversies surrounding President Lula's environmental policies.
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40% Bias Score