Tag: deforestation
In Bolivia, deforestation reaches peaks with the blessing of the government
In the Andean country, deforestation of primary forests increased by 27% between 2022 and 2023, where countries like Colombia or Brazil saw their forest losses decrease drastically. A difference which…
Clothing giants H&M and Zara have used Brazilian “responsible cotton”, the production of which causes deforestation | Foreign countries
A British non-governmental organization traced the cotton used by clothing manufacturers to Brazil, where “responsible” production has caused land grabs and human rights violations. The “responsible cotton” used by clothing…
Mayotte, the French department most affected by deforestation
A whirlwind visit to Mayotte for Minister Delegate for Overseas Territories Marie Guévenoux on Tuesday. She did not announce the establishment of a state of emergency as requested by many…
The regulation against deforestation may fail in the EU Parliament – the largest group EPP plans to vote against it | Foreign countries
The coalition’s EU group EPP still opposes the restoration decree despite the compromises. The group fears that farmers’ support in the European elections will flow to the extreme right. The…
Deforestation in the Amazon was halved last year | Foreign countries
The president of Brazil has promised to end the destruction of the world’s lungs. Under the previous president, logging accelerated. From the Amazon rainforest in Brazil there is good news:…
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is decreasing
The data on deforestation in Brazil comes from the National Space Institute’s Deters monitoring program. The scale of the devastation in 2023 is significant as President Luiz Inácio Lula da…
‘Rabobank financed illegal deforestation’ – RTV Utrecht
Never before has Rabobank’s involvement in illegal deforestation been so strongly demonstrated. The FD exposed how the bank with its head office on Croeselaan in Utrecht provided loans to more…
Illegal deforestation threatens Congo Basin forest, says NGO
Illegal deforestation threatens the Congo Basin forest, according to an investigation by the British NGO Global Witness published on Wednesday. According to the authors, this deforestation is partly driven by…
The countries of the Amazon did not reach an agreement on stopping deforestation – the destruction is approaching the point of no return
The nations of the Amazon rainforest region are currently meeting in Brazil for the first time in 14 years. The meeting is being held literally in the middle of controversies…
Amazonia: an “alliance” against deforestation but no concrete objective
As for concrete objectives, we will have to go back… But the South American countries of Amazonia nevertheless decided, this Tuesday, August 9, to form an “alliance” against deforestation, during…