The great Amazon land grab: Brazil’s government is turning public land private, driving deforestation
Much of this land is cleared for cattle ranches and soybean farms, threatening biodiversity and the Earth’s climate.
Much of this land is cleared for cattle ranches and soybean farms, threatening biodiversity and the Earth’s climate.
The planet has been losing its tropical forests at an alarming rate, but now and then there is a glimmer of good news. One such glad tiding is a new agreement — signed at COP26 by Félix Tshisekedi, president of the
Arctic countries are increasingly looking to alternative energy sources to power Arctic development in a sustainable way.
As it seeks to reduce its carbon emissions the European Union is betting on hydrogen as a replacement for fossil fuels.
The vast quantities of plastic already in the environment could cause global problems.
While Europe’s drive for carbon neutrality and sustainability will inevitably leave at least some businesses out of pocket, the list of industries currently affected by EU environmental initiatives include those with sustainable interests at heart.
Nowhere, it seems, is immune from plastic pollution, least of all the oceans.