Gunung Leuser National Park Under Assault

Gunung Leuser National Park Under Assault

Illegal Deforestation Threatens Unique Biodiversity There’s only one place left on the planet where tigers, elephants, orangutans, and rhinos live together in the wild—the Leuser Ecosystem World Heritage Site on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. Clouded leopards,...
Brazil’s Cerrado Under Fire

Brazil’s Cerrado Under Fire

Agriculture Threatening Biodiversity, Watersheds Deforestation is a major contributor to global warming. Brazil is one of the nations with the highest rates of deforestation in the world. Agriculture expansion is the primary force behind the destruction. Industrial...
COP26 Builds Momentum To Stop Deforestation

COP26 Builds Momentum To Stop Deforestation

Forest and Land-Use Agreement Already In Jeopardy Forests are one of the only proven weapons in the battle against greenhouse gases, but we are burning them down to create massive factory farms. Millions of acres of critical ecosystems have been lost forever. Many...
Deforestation An Existential Threat

Deforestation An Existential Threat

Nature-Based Solutions Imperative To Global Defense In the battle against global warming and climate change, there are no silver bullets. It will require both an offensive approach and a defensive one. Defending ecosystems and biodiversity is a moral obligation and an...
COP26 Builds Momentum To Stop Deforestation

Reporters Killed For Exposing Deforestation

Pulitzer Center Defending Rainforests In many parts of the world, journalists who report acts of environmental destruction are risking their lives. According to Global Witness, 212 environmentalists were murdered worldwide in 2019 — the deadliest year so far. These...