Tag: Deforestation

Tongass Moving Back Towards Protection

#Deforestation #Forest #JoeBiden #Restoration #UnitedStates #Wildlife

President Biden is taking steps to preseve North America's largest rainsforest.

Partnerships for the Goals

LET’S DISCUSS: Ecocide

#Air #Deforestation #Ecocide #Government #Law #Let'sDiscuss #Microplastics #Pollution #StopEcocideInternational #Wildlife

Ecocide is a term we are hearing more and more both in the news and across social media. But what does it mean? And is it a crime?

Responsible Consumption and Production

France-Sized Forest Regrowth Since 2000!

#Deforestation #Degradation #Forest #ForestBathing #Rainforests #Rewilding #WWF

A new study suggests that new forests amounting to the size of France have grown since 2000.

Responsible Consumption and Production

Carbon Flip for the Amazon as Climate Crisis Accelarates

#Biodiversity #Deforestation #Degradation #Forest #Logging #Rainforests

It is believed the rainforest now emits more carbon than it sinks.

Chubb Charitable Foundation Makes Donation to Rainforest Trust

#Chubb #Deforestation #Endangered #RainforestTrust #Rainforests #Wildlife

The Rainforest Trust has received a grant of $346,000 from the Chubb Charitable Foundation as part of their commitment of $500,000 to the trust.

Responsible Consumption and Production

New UK Law Proposal Aims to Tackle Deforestation

#Biodiversity #ClimateChange #Conservation #Deforestation #Government #Rainforests #Reduce #Sustainable #Trees

The UK Government has announced a ‘world-leading’ legislative law on deforestation to help keep supply chains sustainable and protect rainforests across the globe.

LET’S DISCUSS: UNEP Vanishing Treasures

#Biodiversity #ClimateChange #Collaboration #Deforestation #Let'sDiscuss #Mountain #MountainGorilla #RoyalBengalTiger #SnowLeopard #Solution #Spotlight #UNEP #UnitedNations #VanishingTreasures #WeeklyWins #Wildlife

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) introduced Vanishing Treasures in 2018. What is their initiative? What work do they carry out? And what do they hope to achieve? We explore their programme below...

Free Trees by Woodland Trust Open to Schools for 2021!

#communities #DavidAttenborough #Deforestation #Greenery #Rewilding #Schools #TheWoodlandTrust #Trees #Universities #youthactivists

Applications are now open for the Woodland Trust’s Free Trees for schools and communities giveaway.

Responsible Consumption and Production

M&S is Replacing Soya Use to Prevent Deforestation

#Deforestation #M&S #Products #Rainforests #Solution #Soy #Soya #Sustainable #WeeklyWins

Retail giant Marks & Spencer is removing soya from its milk supply production chain, citing their pledge to tackle deforestation as the catalyst.

Global Wildlife Decreases by nearly TWO THIRDS in less than 50 years

#Biodiversity #Conservation #Deforestation #habitat #IllegalWildlifeTrade #Jaguar #LivingPlanetReport #Wildlife #WWF

According to the Living Planet Report 2020 by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), wildlife population sizes decreased by an average of 68% worldwide between 1970 and 2016. Tropical regions in America have suffered the most, with a 94% decline in vertebrate species during this period. This indicates a staggering loss of biodiversity.