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MEPs approve law ensuring EU products are deforestation-free

Commodities, such as soy, coffee and cocoa, will not be able to enter the bEU Single Market if they come from deforested land.

19/04/2023

Living

Electric vehicles need nickel but what is the human cost of mining it?

Forests have been cleared and oceans have turned red in the pursuit of nickel.

15/03/2023

Nature

Indonesia’s new capital city could be a ‘massive ecological disaster’

"The future generations will only hear the stories about the species here because they won't exist anymore."

10/03/2023

Europe Decoded

Here's why European nations are considering joining the Amazon Fund

Here's why European nations are considering joining the Amazon Fund

03/03/2023

Green News

Brazil: Illegal mining has caused Indigenous ‘genocide’, Lula says

President Lula wants to reduce deforestation and gold mining in the Amazon. He has done so in the past - during his 2003-2010 tenure in office, Amazon deforestation dropped by 72 per cent.

23/01/2023

Green News

Brazil makes official bid to host UN climate talks in Amazonia

The north eastern city of Belem has been named as the potential host of COP30 as President Lula fulfils promises made at COP27.

16/01/2023

Green News

These are the five biggest reasons carbon offsetting schemes fail

Elina Kajosaari tells us why many carbon offsetting schemes fail the official sustainability criteria.

10/01/2023

Green News

Are Europe’s largest carbon sinks being cared for properly?

Some of Europe's largest wood producers claim the European Commission has no right to interfere in their forest management policies.

03/01/2023

Canada

COP15 summit: Deforestation rule is welcomed by Indigenous leaders

Indigenous communities around the world have "enthusiastically" welcomed the European Union's new law on deforestation, but they are demanding more laws to protect human, land, and forest rights.

08/12/2022

Europe News

EU reaches deal to ban products linked to deforestation

The agreement covers products including palm oil, cattle, soy, coffee, cocoa, timber and rubber.

06/12/2022

Nature

Finance industry is making ‘zero progress’ on COP26 pledges

On finance day at COP27, Global Witness reveals that one of COP26’s biggest financial commitments is being dangerously undermined.

10/11/2022

Green News

Countries band together to keep deforestation pledges made at COP26

The group - including Japan, Pakistan and the UK - has said they will hold each other accountable for a pledge to end deforestation by 2030.

07/11/2022

Climate

Brazil: Lula promises ‘zero deforestation’ following election victory

World leaders have congratulated Lula on his victory and welcomed the opportunity to work with Brazil on climate issues.

31/10/2022

Green News

Brazil election: The fate of the Amazon now 'hangs in the balance'

Deforestation has risen to an all-time high during Bolsonaro’s presidency. Can Brazil’s election change the future of the Amazon rainforest?

03/10/2022

Green News

Euroviews. View: The EU must act on the brutal killings of climate defenders

Global Witness' dataset on a decade of murders must lead to strong EU legislation to regulate harmful corporate behaviour, says UN Special Rapporteur.

29/09/2022

Nature

‘Cryptic reptiles’ have been found living under gravestones in Ecuador

It’s hoped that identifying the reptiles will help reverse their fortunes and protect the country’s diminishing cloud forest.

21/09/2022

Green News

Forest fires and illegal deforestation devastate the Brazilian Amazon

Fires in the Brazilian Amazon increased 18 per cent compared to last year, while deforestation is at a record high, according to Greenpeace Brazil.

04/09/2022

Green News

Prince William charity invests with bank tied to dirty fuels

Prince William's conservation charity invests in companies tied to fossil fuels and palm oil.

22/08/2022

Green News

Hungarians protest looser logging rules to tackle energy crunch

The government has said that logging will only be ramped up in the case of an emergency.

18/08/2022

Climate

How the tobacco industry is sending Zimbabwe’s forests up in smoke

Around 60,000 hectares of forests are burnt every year to cure tobacco, as farmers lack the space to grow their own trees.

14/08/2022