by Gary Chandler | Oct 24, 2020 | Climate Change, Deforestation
Restoring Forest Landscapes Essential To All Life As climate change gains momentum, so does the drought that is gripping the great American West. States such as California and Colorado are vivid examples of what a mega-drought can do to entire ecosystems and entire...
by Gary Chandler | Sep 10, 2020 | Climate Change, Deforestation
Financial Reforms Can Promote Climate Solutions The commodities markets are double-edged swords in the battle against climate change. Until now, many commodities have been a huge part of the problem, but a new report shows how they can become part of the solution....
by Gary Chandler | Aug 14, 2020 | Deforestation, Forest Conservation
Deforestation Fuels Deadly Circle There have been many widely publicized factors behind the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic: the use of live animal markets, government policy to contain the spread once the virus arrived, global air travel, to name a few. However, one...
by Gary Chandler | Jul 7, 2020 | Deforestation, Forest Conservation
Agriculture Taking Its Toll On Biodiversity, Climate The number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose 20 percent in June to a 13-year-high for the month. It could signal a repeat of last year’s massive forest fires, which are deliberately set to clear land for...
by Gary Chandler | Mar 27, 2020 | Amazon Basin, Deforestation
Rainforest Destruction Threatens All Forms Of Life By Conrad Duncan, The Independent Large ecosystems like the Amazon rainforest could collapse in less than 50 years once a crucial tipping point is reached, a new study has claimed. Researchers have...
by Gary Chandler | Feb 9, 2020 | Deforestation, Forest Conservation
Men Defended All Life By Laurel Wamsley, NPR Each winter, millions of monarch butterflies make their home at the El Rosario forest reserve in Mexico — one of the best places in the world to see them. Local guides lead tourists up the mountainside on foot and horseback...
