Category: Deforestation

Brexit divergence from EU destroying UK’s vital environmental protections

Exclusive: Britain is falling behind the bloc on almost every area of green regulation, analysis revealsNorthern Ireland ‘dirty corner of Europe due to lack of governance’Explainer: UK environmental protections...

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Fury at plan to extend Drax subsidy to burn trees for electricity

Climate groups and MPs criticise proposals for consumers to foot bill to support biomass plant after existing scheme ends in 2027 The government has proposed plans to offer the Drax power plant extra subsidies to burn trees for...

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World behind on almost every policy required to cut carbon emissions, research finds

Coal must be phased out seven times faster and deforestation reduced four times faster to avoid worst impacts of climate breakdown, says reportCoal must be phased out seven times faster than is now happening, deforestation must...

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Beef, soy and palm oil products linked to deforestation still imported into UK

Campaigners accuse government of failing to stick to promises made at Cop26 climate summit in 2021UK politics live – latest updatesBeef, soy and palm oil products driving deforestation are still being imported into the UK,...

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Amazon deforestation falls over 60% compared with last July, says Brazilian minister

Marina Silva welcomes progress but says climate crisis means upcoming regional summit needs to produce real actionDeforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by at least 60% in July compared to the same month last year, the...

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Tributes paid to Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira a year on from their deaths

Hundreds gather in Rio and Belém to remember two men who worked to defend the Amazon and its Indigenous inhabitantsIndigenous leaders, politicians and friends and relatives of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira have paid...

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The multinational companies that industrialised the Amazon rainforest

Analysis shows handful of corporations extract tens of billions of dollars of raw materials a year – and their commitments to restoration vary greatlyA handful of global giants dominate the industrialisation of the Amazon...

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More than 800m Amazon trees felled in six years to meet beef demand

Investigation involving Guardian shows systematic and vast forest loss linked to cattle farming in BrazilMore than 800m trees have been cut down in the Amazon rainforest in just six years to feed the world’s appetite for...

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One year after the deaths of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips, their work must go on

On 5 June 2022, Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips were killed for protecting the Amazon rainforest. A new collaboration aims to continue what they startedForest defenders should not be killed for exposing crimes. Journalists should...

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Bruno Pereira and Dom Phllips were killed in the Amazon. Their Indigenous allies risk death to carry on the work

Three assassins walked into a bar deep in the Brazilian Amazon one night last October. Beers flowed, tongues loosened and the men were overheard bragging about their latest job. “We’re looking for this Orlando bloke....

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Pacific trade deal ‘will make mockery of UK’s climate ambitions’

CPTPP membership will result in more deforestation and endanger animal welfare, say campaignersThe UK’s membership of a Pacific trade agreement will result in more deforestation overseas, endanger animal welfare and...

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