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Climate Change Devastates Pyrenees Forests: 25,000 Hectares Threatened
Climate change, drought, a beetle infestation, and overgrazing deer are causing widespread tree death in the Pyrenees mountains; 25,000 hectares are at risk, necessitating urgent interventions including introducing new tree species and controlling the deer population.
Climate Change Devastates Pyrenees Forests: 25,000 Hectares Threatened
Climate change, drought, a beetle infestation, and overgrazing deer are causing widespread tree death in the Pyrenees mountains; 25,000 hectares are at risk, necessitating urgent interventions including introducing new tree species and controlling the deer population.
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16% Bias Score
Argan Oil Boom Threatens Moroccan Forests and Women's Livelihoods
The booming global demand for Moroccan argan oil, used in high-end cosmetics, threatens the argan forests and the women who traditionally harvest it, earning a meager €2.60 per kilogram of processed kernels despite the oil's high price.
Argan Oil Boom Threatens Moroccan Forests and Women's Livelihoods
The booming global demand for Moroccan argan oil, used in high-end cosmetics, threatens the argan forests and the women who traditionally harvest it, earning a meager €2.60 per kilogram of processed kernels despite the oil's high price.
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52% Bias Score
EU Deforestation Law Faces Potential Postponement Amid Industry Pressure
Facing pressure from industry and some member states seeking simplification, the EU's Deforestation Regulation, set for December 2025 implementation, may face further delays, despite concerns from civil society that this would weaken its impact.
EU Deforestation Law Faces Potential Postponement Amid Industry Pressure
Facing pressure from industry and some member states seeking simplification, the EU's Deforestation Regulation, set for December 2025 implementation, may face further delays, despite concerns from civil society that this would weaken its impact.
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44% Bias Score
Brazil Passes Bill Weakening Environmental Regulations
Brazil's lower house passed a bill weakening environmental regulations, streamlining project approvals and eliminating reviews for highway upgrades, potentially paving a 900km Amazonian highway; the bill now goes to President Lula who may veto it, and has drawn heavy criticism from environmental gro...
Brazil Passes Bill Weakening Environmental Regulations
Brazil's lower house passed a bill weakening environmental regulations, streamlining project approvals and eliminating reviews for highway upgrades, potentially paving a 900km Amazonian highway; the bill now goes to President Lula who may veto it, and has drawn heavy criticism from environmental gro...
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40% Bias Score
Brazil Weakens Environmental Protections for Large Projects
The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies overwhelmingly approved a bill relaxing environmental regulations for large projects, potentially impacting at least 259 indigenous territories and 80% of Afro-Brazilian communities, despite Brazil's upcoming role hosting COP30 and its commitment to climate action.
Brazil Weakens Environmental Protections for Large Projects
The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies overwhelmingly approved a bill relaxing environmental regulations for large projects, potentially impacting at least 259 indigenous territories and 80% of Afro-Brazilian communities, despite Brazil's upcoming role hosting COP30 and its commitment to climate action.
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48% Bias Score
Luxury Brands Linked to Amazon Deforestation Through Leather Supply Chain
A new Earthsight report alleges that luxury brands like Coach, Fendi, and Hugo Boss are linked to deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon through their use of leather from cattle raised on illegally deforested land in Pará, Brazil, which will host the UN Climate Conference COP30 in November 2024.
Luxury Brands Linked to Amazon Deforestation Through Leather Supply Chain
A new Earthsight report alleges that luxury brands like Coach, Fendi, and Hugo Boss are linked to deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon through their use of leather from cattle raised on illegally deforested land in Pará, Brazil, which will host the UN Climate Conference COP30 in November 2024.
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40% Bias Score
Turkish Law Allows Coal Mining Despite Environmental Concerns
A new Turkish law allows coal mining near Muğla, despite environmental concerns and protests, potentially harming olive groves and ecosystems; the CHP plans to challenge the law in the Constitutional Court.
Turkish Law Allows Coal Mining Despite Environmental Concerns
A new Turkish law allows coal mining near Muğla, despite environmental concerns and protests, potentially harming olive groves and ecosystems; the CHP plans to challenge the law in the Constitutional Court.
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56% Bias Score
Guyana's Gold Rush: Balancing Economic Growth and Rainforest Preservation
In Guyana, gold mining, primarily from nearly 3,000 small and medium-sized mines, contributed to almost two-thirds of the nearly 10,000 hectares of deforestation in 2023, despite the country's overall low deforestation rate of 0.053%, highlighting the conflict between economic needs and environmenta...
Guyana's Gold Rush: Balancing Economic Growth and Rainforest Preservation
In Guyana, gold mining, primarily from nearly 3,000 small and medium-sized mines, contributed to almost two-thirds of the nearly 10,000 hectares of deforestation in 2023, despite the country's overall low deforestation rate of 0.053%, highlighting the conflict between economic needs and environmenta...
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40% Bias Score
Brazil Weakens Environmental Laws, Raising Concerns Ahead of COP30
Brazil's Congress passed a law weakening environmental regulations, enabling projects with high environmental impact if deemed 'strategic' and allowing self-permitting, undermining decades of legislation and raising concerns about increased deforestation and pollution ahead of COP30.
Brazil Weakens Environmental Laws, Raising Concerns Ahead of COP30
Brazil's Congress passed a law weakening environmental regulations, enabling projects with high environmental impact if deemed 'strategic' and allowing self-permitting, undermining decades of legislation and raising concerns about increased deforestation and pollution ahead of COP30.
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68% Bias Score
Brazil Passes Controversial Law Weakening Environmental Safeguards
Brazil's congress passed a law weakening environmental protections, allowing self-declared licenses for most projects and excluding many Indigenous and quilombola lands, prompting widespread criticism and likely legal challenges.
Brazil Passes Controversial Law Weakening Environmental Safeguards
Brazil's congress passed a law weakening environmental protections, allowing self-declared licenses for most projects and excluding many Indigenous and quilombola lands, prompting widespread criticism and likely legal challenges.
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56% Bias Score
Brazil's Soybean Production: Environmental Disaster and Inefficiency
A recent study reveals the unsustainable and dangerous nature of Brazil's soybean production, showing a 2019% increase in pesticide use from 1993 to 2023 despite decreased efficiency, impacting the EU and other importers; this model, driven by deforestation and tax breaks for multinational corporati...
Brazil's Soybean Production: Environmental Disaster and Inefficiency
A recent study reveals the unsustainable and dangerous nature of Brazil's soybean production, showing a 2019% increase in pesticide use from 1993 to 2023 despite decreased efficiency, impacting the EU and other importers; this model, driven by deforestation and tax breaks for multinational corporati...
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64% Bias Score
Record Amazon Fires in 2024: 156,000 Square Kilometers Burned
Intentional fires in the Brazilian Amazon in September 2024 burned 156,000 square kilometers of rainforest, a record high in 40 years, exceeding the size of Greece, due to land clearing for pasture exacerbated by drought and climate change.
Record Amazon Fires in 2024: 156,000 Square Kilometers Burned
Intentional fires in the Brazilian Amazon in September 2024 burned 156,000 square kilometers of rainforest, a record high in 40 years, exceeding the size of Greece, due to land clearing for pasture exacerbated by drought and climate change.
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40% Bias Score
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