deforestation

Refreshing The Planet

Peter Kuper Jun 6, 2024 Dig deeper

Factory Farming: How to Fix Our Broken Food System

Reynard Loki / Independent Media Institute Aug 22, 2023 Factory farming, based on the cruel treatment and slaughter of animals, is also destroying the environment. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Environment

Learning How to Garden a Forest

Kristina Rizga / Grist Aug 21, 2023 Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

Americas

Amazon Protection Pact Falls Short on Tackling Organized Crime

Gavin Voss / InSight Crime Aug 15, 2023 The Belém agreement takes important strides to protect the Amazon, but overlooks drug trafficking and transnational crime groups. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Environment

Development ‘Threatens Most Indigenous Lands Globally’

Catherine Early / The Ecologist Aug 10, 2023 Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

The Price of Clearcutting

Peter Kuper Nov 30, 2022 Dig deeper

Tree stumps, mud, and trees that have been stripped and cut down litter the foreground with a forest visible far away in the background.

Environment

‘Not a Single Global Indicator Is on Track’ to Reverse Deforestation by 2030: Analysis

Kenny Stancil / Common Dreams Nov 3, 2022 There is no way to limit global warming to 1.5°C unless the world stops felling trees to make space for cattle ranching, monocropping, and other harmful practices, experts warn. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Corporate Media Get the Story Wrong on the Amazon Fires

Janine Jackson / FAIR Aug 25, 2019 Big Media's coverage of modern-day crises like the South American rainforest conflagration will never do them anything approaching justice. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Climate Change Is Coming for Your Coffee

Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network Jan 31, 2019 Coffee drinkers, be warned. Global coffee bean harvests are in peril, in part from rising temperatures. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Researchers Say Companies Should Publicly Disclose Palm Oil Suppliers

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Jan 6, 2019 A British study says consumers must be able to make sustainable choices more easily on products containing palm oil. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Amid Climate Change, Company Acts to Keep Chocolate Coming

Paul Brown / Climate News Network Apr 21, 2018  Fears that the supply of cocoa beans will dry up lead a confectionery giant to create a plan to help farmers have a sustainable future. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges and James Hansen on Solving the Climate Crisis

Staff and Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 24, 2017 The Truthdig columnist interviews Hansen, a climatology expert, about the catastrophic effects of climate change and potential political and economic solutions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )