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Deforestation — for arable land, pasture, urban use or logging — has led to the loss of about half of all tropical forests, affecting biodiversity, water and nutrient cycling, climate change and sources of income.
(Photo credit: Greenpeace/Alberto Ceisar)
Opinions and Analysis
Training tree fellers helps cut carbon emissions
Training tree fellers in forest management can cut tree damage and carbon emissions from degradation, argue Francis E. Putz and colleagues.
22 July 2008
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Source: PLoS Biology
Simple and cheap: Nepal's application of science
Almost unnoticed, Nepal is developing simple and cheap technologies that make the best of local resources and don't damage the environment.
16 August 2007 | EN
How is climate change shifting Africa's malaria map?
1 August 2007
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Farming fragmenting Amazonian research
30 July 2007
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Source: Nature
News and Features
Western Amazon in danger from oil and gas demand
A study shows how rising oil and gas demand is leading to major exploration in the Western Amazon, threatening the forest and indigenous people.
Mexican mangroves 'vital for fishing industry'
Mangroves are of great economic value to the Mexican fishing industry and should be protected, say researchers.
