Reforestation Can Turn Back the Carbon Clock

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Aug 22, 2016 Halting tree-felling and land clearance is not enough to save tropical rainforests without restoration programs in degraded areas, scientists say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Change and Potential New Laws Fan Brazil’s Forest Fires

By Jan Rocha / Climate News Network Jan 15, 2016 New legislation planned in Brazil will encourage deforestation -- despite serious drought already contributing to a big increase in fires destroying vast areas of forest. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environmental Activists Are ‘Being Killed in Record Numbers,’ With at Least 116 Dying in 2014

Staff / Truthdig Nov 30, 2015 A new report reveals that two killings of environmental activists occurred on average every week -- up a fifth from 2013. Nearly three-quarters of the known deaths were in Central and South America. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Forest Destruction Can Be Cut by Half

By Paul Brown / Climate News Network Nov 30, 2015 A new study shows that political will is all that is needed to stop the chainsaws and bulldozers that are destroying tropical forests and contributing to global warming. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Rich Praise for Poor Nation’s Emissions Targets

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Nov 19, 2015 Analysts say the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the world’s poorest countries, has more credible plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions from forestry than several more-developed states. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Forest Loss and Land Degradation Fuel Climate Crisis

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Sep 25, 2015 U.N. studies show that the combined effects of degraded farmland and the felling and burning of trees are costing the planet trillions of dollars in ecosystem losses. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Global Tree Census Highlights Need to Restore Forests

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Sep 4, 2015 Mapping the density of forests reveals that there are far more trees on the planet than previously thought -- but humans are destroying 15 billion a year. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Northern Forests Face Onslaught From Heat and Drought

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Aug 31, 2015 Many Northern Hemisphere forests face destruction as climate change brings both fiercer droughts and higher temperatures. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Is Everything We Were Told About the Amazon a Lie?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jul 23, 2015 Turns out the Amazonian rain forest may have looked very different than we imagine just a few hundred years ago. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Delegates Accused of ‘Fiddling’ While the Planet Burns

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Jun 12, 2015 A tame end to climate talks in Bonn, Germany, leaves critics fearing that hopes are fading for a binding agreement aimed at stopping global warming. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Tree-Based Farming Could Deliver Abundant Benefits

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network May 8, 2015 In addition to mitigating the effects of climate change, forests can help alleviate hunger and provide a safety net for some of the world’s poorest people. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Power Brokers’ Chains Hold Back Forest Protections

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Feb 13, 2015 U.K. think tank says inaction by the "Forest 500" means global efforts to end deforestation by 2030 are not keeping pace with the rate of destruction. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )