Global wildlife populations have plunged almost 70% since 1970, says WWF

 The world's wildlife populations have declined by more than two-thirds since 1970 as forests have been cleared and oceans polluted, according to an assessment released on Thursday.

Au Nigeria, la forêt de l'État de Cross River menacée par l'activité humaine • FRANCE 24

 

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Brasil: el magno proyecto de reforestación Olho Verde

 

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La peor sequía en décadas pone en alerta a Brasil

 

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Un informe acusa a empresas europeas de complicidad en la deforestación de la Amazonía

 

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Allarme Amazzonia: la foresta rilascia più CO2 di quanta ne riesca ad assorbire

 

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Planeta Tierra: pronostican un mayor riesgo ante la llegada de la temporada de sequía en California

 

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Des « bombes à graines » pour contrer la déforestation

 

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Et si on se servait des déchets de l’industrie du charbon de bois pour contrer la déforestation au Kenya? C’est le pari fou de Teddy Kinyanjui.

¡ExactaMente!: África y América del Sur son las regiones más golpeadas por la deforestación

 

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 Según la OMS, el 70% de los últimos brotes epidémicos comenzaron con la deforestación. Desde 1990 nuestro planeta ha perdido 178 millones de hectáreas de bosque. 

Sandstorm sends pollution in Beijing to maximum level | Al Jazeera

Beijing was shrouded in thick brown dust that sent pollution levels soaring on Monday morning, as heavy winds brought in sand from Inner Mongolia and other parts of northwestern China.

Planeta Tierra: Alertan de la muerte de decenas de manatíes en el sur de Florida

 

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 Más de 400 manatíes murieron en lo que va de año en ese estado del sureste de EE.UU.

Amazon deforestation: Indigenous Amazonians sue French supermarket

 

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 The owners of one of France​'s largest supermarket chains, Casino, have been accused of selling beef sourced from cattle reared in the Amazon​ Rainforest​ in a lawsuit filed by NGOs and indigenous people in Brazil​ and Colombia on Wednesday.

Indonésie : la ruée vers l'étain | ARTE Reportage

 

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"La segunda peor marca anual": La Amazonía brasileña perdió cerca de 8.500 kilómetros cuadrados de selva en 2020 - RT

La Amazonía de Brasil perdió 8.426 kilómetros cuadrados (km2) de selva en 2020, según el Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Espaciales (INPE, por sus siglas en portugués).

Norway to Reconsider Its Aid to Amazon Rainforest

Oil-rich Norway, which in many parts of the world emerged as the champion of wildlife preservation, is threatening to cut its support of the Amazon rainforest amid Brazil's defiant underperformance and wide-spreading deforestation.

Amazon Deforestation 'Consistent Chain of Events' Caused by Economic Crisis

Between August 2015 and July 2016, the world witnessed the deforestation of 7,989 square kilometers of the Amazon rainforest , Sputnik Brazil reported referring to the findings by Brazil's National Institute for Space Research.

Congo Basin under deforestation threat

The Congo Basin in Africa, the world's second-largest tropical forest, is facing a growing threat of deforestation carried out to clear the way for palm oil plantations.

Deforestation slows, 'but we need to do better' on sustainable forest use (UN agriculture chief)

 UN, 7 September 2015 – While the world's forests continue to shrink as populations increase and woodlands are converted to agriculture and other uses, over the past 25 years, the rate of net global deforestation has slowed down by more than 50 per cent, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a report published today.

World Day to Combat Desertification observed at Expo Milano

Land degradation is a growing threat to global security which needs the attention of the global community, officials and experts said here on Wednesday at the global observance of the World Day to Combat Desertification.

Colombia, Norway gear up to tackle tropical deforestation

Colombian and Norwegian leaders on Tuesday urge world leaders to make tackling tropical deforestation a top priority in the lead-up to the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris late this year, the Office of the Norwegian Prime Minister said in a statement.