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Amazon Deforestation at Nine-Year Low, but Fires Surge in 2024
Brazilian Amazon deforestation fell 64% in February 2024 compared to 2023, reaching its lowest level in nine years at 80.95 square kilometers, according to INPE data; however, this positive trend is contrasted by a 79% increase in the area affected by fires in 2024, reaching 308,000 square kilometer...
Amazon Deforestation at Nine-Year Low, but Fires Surge in 2024
Brazilian Amazon deforestation fell 64% in February 2024 compared to 2023, reaching its lowest level in nine years at 80.95 square kilometers, according to INPE data; however, this positive trend is contrasted by a 79% increase in the area affected by fires in 2024, reaching 308,000 square kilometer...
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36% Bias Score
Yanomami Leader Calls for Global Action to Save the Amazon
Davi Kopenawa, a Yanomami leader, visited Barcelona to raise awareness about the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, calling for global action to protect the environment and indigenous rights. His visit included lectures, meetings, and a university award ceremony.
Yanomami Leader Calls for Global Action to Save the Amazon
Davi Kopenawa, a Yanomami leader, visited Barcelona to raise awareness about the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, calling for global action to protect the environment and indigenous rights. His visit included lectures, meetings, and a university award ceremony.
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36% Bias Score
Plants Migrate Uphill in Mesoamerican Cloud Forests Due to Climate Change
A study published in Science reveals that plant species in Mesoamerica's cloud forests are migrating uphill at a rate of 1.8 to 2.7 meters per year since 1979 due to climate change and deforestation, impacting the delicate balance of these ecosystems.
Plants Migrate Uphill in Mesoamerican Cloud Forests Due to Climate Change
A study published in Science reveals that plant species in Mesoamerica's cloud forests are migrating uphill at a rate of 1.8 to 2.7 meters per year since 1979 due to climate change and deforestation, impacting the delicate balance of these ecosystems.
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24% Bias Score
Cocoa Farming and the Decline of Goliath Beetles in West Africa
The population of Goliath beetles in West Africa is declining drastically due to deforestation for cocoa plantations and international trade in dried beetles, with an estimated 80% loss in Ivory Coast; this threatens the rainforest ecosystem's delicate balance.
Cocoa Farming and the Decline of Goliath Beetles in West Africa
The population of Goliath beetles in West Africa is declining drastically due to deforestation for cocoa plantations and international trade in dried beetles, with an estimated 80% loss in Ivory Coast; this threatens the rainforest ecosystem's delicate balance.
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32% Bias Score
Tesco's Sustainability Drive: Reducing Food's Carbon Footprint
Tesco is implementing various strategies to reduce its environmental impact, including supporting vertical farming, trialling low-carbon fertilizers, and ensuring 100% deforestation-free soy sourcing by 2025, all in pursuit of a more sustainable food supply chain.
Tesco's Sustainability Drive: Reducing Food's Carbon Footprint
Tesco is implementing various strategies to reduce its environmental impact, including supporting vertical farming, trialling low-carbon fertilizers, and ensuring 100% deforestation-free soy sourcing by 2025, all in pursuit of a more sustainable food supply chain.
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40% Bias Score
Surge in Leopard Killings Threatens Pakistan's Vulnerable Population
In Pakistan, 45 leopards have been killed in the last five years, a drastic increase driven by retaliatory killings after attacks on humans and livestock, worsened by habitat loss and inadequate government compensation.
Surge in Leopard Killings Threatens Pakistan's Vulnerable Population
In Pakistan, 45 leopards have been killed in the last five years, a drastic increase driven by retaliatory killings after attacks on humans and livestock, worsened by habitat loss and inadequate government compensation.
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48% Bias Score
New Highway Construction in Amazon Raises Deforestation Concerns Ahead of COP30
Satellite images confirm the construction of an 8.2-mile highway near Belem, Brazil, the host city of COP30 in November 2025, raising concerns about increased deforestation despite stated environmental preservation measures.
New Highway Construction in Amazon Raises Deforestation Concerns Ahead of COP30
Satellite images confirm the construction of an 8.2-mile highway near Belem, Brazil, the host city of COP30 in November 2025, raising concerns about increased deforestation despite stated environmental preservation measures.
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32% Bias Score
Peruvian Amazon Peatland Destruction from Gold Mining Accelerates
A study using 35 years of NASA satellite data reveals that gold mining in Peru's Amazon has destroyed over 550 hectares of peatlands in the last two years, releasing significant amounts of carbon and exceeding the total destruction of the previous three decades; this jeopardizes climate change mitig...
Peruvian Amazon Peatland Destruction from Gold Mining Accelerates
A study using 35 years of NASA satellite data reveals that gold mining in Peru's Amazon has destroyed over 550 hectares of peatlands in the last two years, releasing significant amounts of carbon and exceeding the total destruction of the previous three decades; this jeopardizes climate change mitig...
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44% Bias Score
Miombo Woodlands' Carbon Storage: Doubling Conservation Value, Raising Offset Concerns
A study found the Miombo woodlands in southern Africa store 3.7 billion metric tons more carbon than previously thought, potentially doubling their economic value for conservation and restoration efforts under the Paris Agreement, though concerns exist regarding carbon offset market effectiveness.
Miombo Woodlands' Carbon Storage: Doubling Conservation Value, Raising Offset Concerns
A study found the Miombo woodlands in southern Africa store 3.7 billion metric tons more carbon than previously thought, potentially doubling their economic value for conservation and restoration efforts under the Paris Agreement, though concerns exist regarding carbon offset market effectiveness.
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36% Bias Score
Nepal's Cable Car Tourism Boom Threatens Forests and Livelihoods
Nepal's plan to build more cable cars to boost tourism is facing protests due to deforestation; a \$22 million cable car project in Taplejung has already cut down 3,000 trees and threatens 10,000 more, endangering forests and local livelihoods.
Nepal's Cable Car Tourism Boom Threatens Forests and Livelihoods
Nepal's plan to build more cable cars to boost tourism is facing protests due to deforestation; a \$22 million cable car project in Taplejung has already cut down 3,000 trees and threatens 10,000 more, endangering forests and local livelihoods.
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44% Bias Score
Colombian Flower Exports: Valentine's Day's Environmental Cost
Over 500 cargo flights exported Colombian flowers and foliage to the U.S. for Valentine's Day 2025, causing deforestation in the Andes cloud forest despite existing environmental laws, impacting biodiversity and water resources.
Colombian Flower Exports: Valentine's Day's Environmental Cost
Over 500 cargo flights exported Colombian flowers and foliage to the U.S. for Valentine's Day 2025, causing deforestation in the Andes cloud forest despite existing environmental laws, impacting biodiversity and water resources.
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44% Bias Score
Russian Mines Cause Widespread Forest Fires and Ecological Devastation in Ukraine
Thousands of unexploded Russian butterfly mines have caused 3,450 hectares of forest fires near Izjum, northeastern Ukraine, damaging ecosystems, preventing maintenance, and causing severe injuries; Ukrainian officials estimate the environmental damage at $71 billion.
Russian Mines Cause Widespread Forest Fires and Ecological Devastation in Ukraine
Thousands of unexploded Russian butterfly mines have caused 3,450 hectares of forest fires near Izjum, northeastern Ukraine, damaging ecosystems, preventing maintenance, and causing severe injuries; Ukrainian officials estimate the environmental damage at $71 billion.
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56% Bias Score
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