Is there more to palm oil than deforestation?
Palm oil is the world's most produced and consumed vegetable oil and everyone knows that its production can damage the environment. But do consumers have the full picture? In fact, replacing palm oil with rapeseed oil would require a four to five-fol.....»»
Tropical forests recover after deforestation
Tropical forests are disappearing at an alarming rate through deforestation, but they also have the potential to regrow naturally on abandoned lands. This has been shown by an international study led by scientists from Wageningen University. How a fo.....»»
This Is What It Will Take to End Deforestation by 2030
Nations around the world made a vital climate crisis declaration to save forests within the next decade. Can they actually do it?.....»»
Croatia"s truffle hunters seek habitat protection amid climate change
The sound of paws scurrying along the forest floor echoes through Croatia's northwestern woods, where the hunt for truffles is being threatened by climate change and deforestation—stirring fears that the country's gastronomic goldmine may be at ris.....»»
Brazil Amazon deforestation up 22% in a year, 15-yr record
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose by almost 22 percent in one year, the highest level in 15 years, according to figures Thursday that cast doubt on promises by President Jair Bolsonaro's government to reverse the trend with "forceful".....»»
Deforestation can raise local temperatures by up to 4.5 degrees Celsius, and heat untouched areas 6 km away
Forests directly cool the planet, like natural evaporative air conditioners. So what happens when you cut them down?.....»»
Amazon deforestation hits monthly record in Brazil
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest hit a new record in October, a Brazilian government agency said Friday, just days after President Jair Bolsonaro announced ambitious environmental goals at the COP26 climate summit......»»
The challenge of forest restoration: Where to obtain tens of billions of quality seeds
With commitments to restore more than 47.5 million hectares of degraded land and forests by 2030, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and India hope to become exemplar land custodians. While commitments ending deforestation are critical to obtaining.....»»
India"s born-again elephants repel four-legged rampages
Moorthy killed 21 people and terrorised entire villages in southern India for years before he was captured and retrained to repel similar attacks by other wild elephants starved due to deforestation......»»
Deforestation drives increasingly deadly heat in Indonesia: study
Deforestation and global warming in one Indonesian province caused temperatures to rise nearly a whole degree Celsius in 16 years leading to an eight percent increase in deaths, a study found Wednesday......»»
Fatty Acid Found In Palm Oil Linked To Spread of Cancer
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Scientists have shown how a fatty acid found in palm oil can encourage the spread of cancer, in work that could pave the way for new treatments. The study, on mice, found that palmitic acid promo.....»»
Effects of end-Permian deforestation on early evolution of beetles
The end-Permian mass extinction (EPME) led to a severe terrestrial ecosystem collapse. Insects have diversified over the past approximately 400 million years and account for roughly half of the biodiversity on Earth today. However, the ecological res.....»»
Amazon deforestation threatens jaguars, giant eagles
Boating slowly upriver through the Pantanal, the world's biggest tropical wetlands, Brazilian biologist Fernando Tortato scans the bank for signs of Ousado, a jaguar badly burned in devastating wildfires last year......»»
Environmental policy expert explores the promise of forests to alleviate poverty
More than 100 world leaders have promised to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030, in the first major deal of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow. Deforestation contributes to global climate change because it means.....»»
Why COP26 agreement will struggle to reverse global forest loss by 2030
More than 100 world leaders meeting at COP26—the UN climate summit in Glasgow—have committed to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030......»»
Global deforestation deal will fail if countries like Australia don"t lift their game on land clearing
At the Glasgow COP26 climate talks overnight, Australia and 123 other countries signed an agreement promising to end deforestation by 2030......»»
Heart rate synchronization and palm sweat found to be signs of attraction
A small team of researchers from Leiden University and one with the University of Birmingham has found that when two people are attracted to one another, their heart rates tend to synchronize and their palms sweat together. In their paper published i.....»»
Imported deforestation: How Europe contributes to tree loss worldwide
Forest area is increasing in Europe, mainly because farms are getting fewer and smaller. This should be good news, but it must be put into perspective alongside the loss of forest that the EU's growing agricultural imports cause in third countries. W.....»»
Brazil emissions rose in 2020 despite pandemic: study
Brazil's greenhouse gas emissions rose by 9.5 percent last year, mostly because of deforestation, a report said Thursday, making it one of the only major economies not to cut pollution as the pandemic hit......»»
Palm is back, this time with a set of true wireless earbuds
Palm’s latest also carry an IPX4 rating, meaning they are protected against splashing water from any direction. They’re also compatible with both Android and iOS, enabling a hands-free experience with the Google Assistant or Siri. Battery life is.....»»
Satellites Can Spy a Menace in West Africa: Invasive Flowers
Spacecraft help researchers monitor environmental problems on Earth, like the overgrowth of non-native species and deforestation......»»