by Gary Chandler | Jun 26, 2022 | Biodiversity
Defending Biodiversity A Top Priority Half of the world’s population lives in areas that are highly vulnerable to climate change. That means that 3.6 billion people could become refugees in search of food, water and shelter. Such a mass migration will not end well. A...
by Gary Chandler | May 8, 2022 | Deforestation
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,...
by Gary Chandler | Apr 27, 2022 | Urban Forestry
Challenges Corporations, Citizens To Plant Trees Land use is one of the most vital issues of our time. It will impact the health of people and planet in many ways for centuries. Unfortunately, virgin forests are still being converted into farms and ranches for beef,...
by Gary Chandler | Mar 18, 2022 | Reforestation
Reforestation Guidelines Maximize Impact After decades of deforestation, several projects hope to boost forest and landscape restoration around the world. International initiatives, including the Bonn Challenge and the New York Declaration on Forests have generated...
by Gary Chandler | Feb 17, 2022 | Deforestation
Nation In A Deforestation Crisis Australia is the only developed country in the world known as a hotspot for deforestation. As global warming, climate change and drought continue scorching the Australian landscape, the country continues to bulldoze and burn its...
by Gary Chandler | Jan 8, 2022 | Forest Conservation
Cameroon Campaign Earns Rare Title From Scientists Deforestation is one of the leading factors driving global warming, climate change and loss of biodiversity. Many people are risking their lives to defend our forests and our planet. It’s hard to believe that a simple...
by Gary Chandler | Dec 21, 2021 | Deforestation
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...
by Gary Chandler | Nov 18, 2021 | 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...
by Gary Chandler | Oct 27, 2021 | Global Warming
Carbon Sinks Becoming Carbon Generators Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record last year, despite the pandemic lockdown. The world will reach new records in 2021 according to the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It’s been at least 3...
by Gary Chandler | Sep 27, 2021 | Global Warming
Carbon Sinks, Ecosystems Destroyed When Needed Most From the Amazon to the Arctic, the last forests around the world are burning. Fueled by climate change, the wildfires are compounding the problem of global warming. Carbon emissions from global wildfires reached...
