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Global spending on subsidies that harm environment rises to $2.6tn, report says | Environment | The Guardian

Global spending on subsidies that harm environment rises to $2.6tn, report says | Environment | The Guardian | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

Exclusive: analysis finds $800bn increase in direct support for activities including deforestation and fossil fuel use

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Despite gains in Brazil, forest destruction still 'stubbornly' high: report - Raw Story

Despite gains in Brazil, forest destruction still 'stubbornly' high: report - Raw Story | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

The world lost 10 football fields of old-growth tropical forest every minute in 2023 and despite uplifting progress in the Amazon, the picture elsewhere is less rosy, researchers said on Thursday.

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Global warming, deforestation, fires combined could hasten Amazon demise, study finds - Reuters.com

Global warming, deforestation, fires combined could hasten Amazon demise, study finds - Reuters.com | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

Drought and heat driven by climate change and other factors threaten to cause the collapse of South America's lush Amazon rainforest system, scientists said on Wednesday in a study that found that nearly half of it could be pushed to a tipping point by 2050.

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December 6, 2022 11:31 PM
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650+ Scientists Urge World Leaders to Stop Burning Trees for Energy - EcoWatch.com

650+ Scientists Urge World Leaders to Stop Burning Trees for Energy - EcoWatch.com | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

650 scientists urged world leaders to stop the burning of trees to produce energy because of its harm to biodiversity and climate.

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July 4, 2022 9:19 PM
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Brazil sees record Amazon deforestation in first half of 2022 - CNN.com

Brazil sees record Amazon deforestation in first half of 2022 - CNN.com | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it
Brazil's Amazon rainforest has been deforested by a record amount in the first half of 2022, according to the country's Space Research Institute (INPE).
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April 13, 2022 6:35 PM
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Brazilian Amazon Sees Record Deforestation During First Three Months of 2022 - EcoWatch.com

Brazilian Amazon Sees Record Deforestation During First Three Months of 2022 - EcoWatch.com | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon during the first three months of 2022 has increased by 64 percent compared to the same time period last year, Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) said in a new report. ...

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Saving the vanishing forests of Iraq's Kurdistan - Raw Story

Saving the vanishing forests of Iraq's Kurdistan - Raw Story | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

In a plant nursery in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, hundreds of pine, eucalyptus, olive and pomegranate saplings grow under awnings protecting them from the fierce summer sun.

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Amazon Rainforest Could Reach Tipping Point By 2050 Due To Deforestation, Drought And Fires | IBTimes UK

Amazon Rainforest Could Reach Tipping Point By 2050 Due To Deforestation, Drought And Fires | IBTimes UK | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

The rainforest is referred to as the "lungs of the earth".

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February 15, 2023 8:38 PM
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A third of companies linked to deforestation have no policy to end it | Deforestation | The Guardian

A third of companies linked to deforestation have no policy to end it | Deforestation | The Guardian | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

Research by Global Canopy also finds many companies are not monitoring set commitments

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September 21, 2022 9:11 PM
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Brazil: Deforestation is accelerating in Brazil as Bolsonaro's first term ends, experts say - CNN.com

Brazil: Deforestation is accelerating in Brazil as Bolsonaro's first term ends, experts say - CNN.com | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

Illegal activity in the Amazon is gaining momentum as the last months of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's administration wind down, experts tell CNN....

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May 10, 2022 1:46 PM
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Brazil’s Amazon Breaks Another Deforestation Record - EcoWatch.com

Brazil’s Amazon Breaks Another Deforestation Record - EcoWatch.com | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

The Amazon rainforest experienced record deforestation during the first three months of the year, and deforestation rates for April broke the record for the month, according to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE).

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February 3, 2022 4:42 PM
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How Brazil's government is turning public land private, clearing the way for deforestation - Phys.org

How Brazil's government is turning public land private, clearing the way for deforestation - Phys.org | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

Imagine that several state legislators decide that Yellowstone National Park is too big. Also imagine that, working with federal politicians, they change the law to downsize the park by a million acres, which they sell in a private auction.

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