The Amazon rainforest, often called the “lungs of the Earth,” spans 6.9 million square kilometers across nine countries, with 60% in Brazil. It hosts three...
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Can Logging be Sustainable? Experts Say Yes and They Show Us How
When we see or hear “logging,” what images or words come to mind? Probably barren lands, dead stumps, deforestation aftermath, maybe those poor orangutans or...
Brazilian Authorities Confronted Amazon Rainforest Largest Deforester
Imagine destroying over 6,500 hectares of Amazon rainforest, or something larger than Manhattan, and could go without any problem for years. That’s what happened to...
Interesting Information to Talk about Rainforest
What do rainforests do? They soak up more carbon dioxide than any other forests, making them top-notch carbon sinks. But when these trees are chopped...
One More Proof to Show How Protecting Forests Has Its Benefits
There are many stories and news around us about how protecting forests can have a positive impact on our current efforts to improve climate change....
Study Says Deforestation Leads to Less Rain in Tropical Rainforests
It’s become common knowledge that when humans cause deforestation, it’ll be bad for the environment. This new study is another proof that we should take...
Indigenous People are Vital for Forest Conservation and Healthy Ecosystem
Around 12 miles northwest of downtown São Paulo lies Yvy Porã, one of six villages that make up the Jaraguá Indigenous Territory. It’s surrounded buildings...
Is Brazil Going to Be the New Green Superpower?
Brazil got a new president! And though we are not really into politics, but this is something that we may want to pay attention to....
New Research Says Global Sustainable Targets Have Mixed Impacts on Forests
We all try to give the best for the environment and our beloved forests, but apparently, we can’t always have what we want. According to...
Public-Private Initiative Has Decreased Amazon Deforestation
Soy production expanded into more than 1600 sqm of cleared Amazon forests in 2005. So in the following year, Greenpeace launched a campaign to expose...
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