In this short video, you can find out who still thinks global warming is a hoax and what consequences this kind of thinking has on the entire world 97 per cent of active climate scientists agree that humans are causing climate change. Glaciers are melting, tropical storms are changing, and Pacific islands are sinking below […]
Tag Archives: deforestation
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Jun
Jun
In 2019, the government of Ethiopia undertook a challenge to plant four billion trees in just three months. Since the 1950s, the country’s forest cover has fallen from around 40 per cent of its land to just 15 per cent. Ethiopia’s achievement also spurred other countries to take forestation seriously and make similar commitments. Forestation […]
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May
May
In March 2021, the first study of greenhouse gases in the Amazon rainforest warned that the rainforest was releasing more carbon dioxide than it was absorbing. This made headlines around the world – and for good reason. Tropical rainforests are regarded as the ‘lungs of the earth’. They regulate the planet’s oxygen and rainfall. That […]
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May
May
Deforestation is a key driver of global warming. If tropical deforestation was a country, it would rank third in the world for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Without forests acting as carbon sinks, we could not achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. Significant progress has been made to protect forests over the past 25 years. […]
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May
May
This short video outlines whether planting trees to offset carbon is a good strategy for us to adopt to help tackle climate change In the coming years, thousands of companies, governments, individuals and NGOs will boast about planting trees to offset carbon dioxide. Governments have pledged to restore forests the size of South Africa. Startup […]
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Mar
Mar
Deforestation is the permanent removal of forests in order to convert the land for other purposes. Carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the Universe. The carbon cycle is the transfer of carbon between different reservoirs on Earth. It is instrumental in maintaining a stable climate and carbon balance. So, how does deforestation affect […]
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Feb
Feb
The following deforestation images provide snapshots of the way humans are radically changing our environment. More than 43 million hectares, a land mass the size of Morocco, was lost through deforestation between 2004 and 2017. Deforestation causes about 10 per cent of global greenhouse gases, roughly equal to the yearly emissions of 600 million cars. […]
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Apr
Apr
It is a widely known fact that every year a considerable number of trees are cut down around the world1. But what are the causes of cutting trees? Where does that happen in the world? What unwanted effects does it have? Tree-cutting is a major part of many industrial and agricultural practices. From 1990 to […]