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Guadeloupe to fell iconic coconut palms
Deshaies, France (AFP) Jan 2, 2025 The Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, famous for its tropical beaches, plans to remove some of its iconic coconut palms to stem coastal erosion and eradicate a contagious tree disease. Despite their association with the West Indies, the coconut palm is not native to the French archipelago and does not have the same capacity as some local species to put down deep roots. Even tall palms have a tiny root system that spreads less than one square metre (11 square feet) from the base of the trunk. S ... read more |
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Brazil's Amazon saw highest number of fires in 17 years: agencyRio De Janeiro (AFP) Jan 1, 2025 Brazil's Amazon rainforest experienced its highest number of fires in 17 years in 2024, government data published Wednesday showed, after the vast biome suffered months of a lengthy drought. ... more 
Stora Enso reports impairments of 724 mn eurosHelsinki (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 Finnish-Swedish forestry group Stora Enso said Wednesday it will record impairments totalling some 724 million euros ($760 million) in its fourth quarter, citing weaker demand and increased costs. ... more 
EU parliament gives final approval to deforestation ban delayStrasbourg, France (AFP) Dec 17, 2024 The EU parliament on Tuesday gave its final approval to delay the implementation of a sweeping anti-deforestation law by one year - ditching a late push to water down the controversial rules. ... more 
Amazon to benefit in Ecuador's second debt-for-nature dealQuito (AFP) Dec 17, 2024 Ecuador announced Tuesday that it had converted part of its $1.5 billion of external debt into protection for the Amazon rainforest, the second so-called debt-for-nature swap in the South American country. ... more |
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EU states oppose watering down embattled deforestation banBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 20, 2024 An overwhelming majority of EU governments opposed further amending a sweeping anti-deforestation law on Wednesday, rejecting a last-ditch effort by parliament to ease the controversial rules, diplomatic sources said. ... more 
Biden touts climate legacy in landmark Amazon visitManaus, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 US President Joe Biden paid an historic trip to the Amazon rainforest on Sunday to promote his record on fighting climate change, insisting it would survive Donald Trump's return to the White House. ... more 
Biden in historic Amazon trip as Trump return sparks climate fearsManaus, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 Joe Biden will make the first trip to the Amazon rainforest by a sitting US president Sunday - but his visit will be overshadowed by incoming leader Donald Trump's vows to roll back his green policies. ... more 
How forest density affects tree movement and resilienceTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2024 Destructive winds from storms and cyclones often lead to tree failures, such as uprooting and stem breakage. Understanding how trees react to wind across different forest densities and weather condi ... more 
EU deforestation ban in chaos as parliament loosens rulesBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 14, 2024 The European Parliament on Thursday approved a one-year delay on implementing the bloc's sweeping anti-deforestation rules but also voted to loosen some requirements - raising fresh uncertainty over the landmark law. ... more |
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Drowning mangroves in Maldives signal global coastal risk
London, UK (SPX) Nov 13, 2024 Mangrove forests in the Maldives are facing a severe threat as they succumb to rising sea levels and climate changes, according to a new study led by Northumbria University researchers and published in *Scientific Reports*. The study highlights that the Maldives, known for its low-lying islands, experienced significant mangrove dieback since 2020 due to rapid sea-level rise and the effects of the Indian Ocean Dipole. This phenomenon resulted in a loss of more than half of mangrove coverage on some ... read more 
Brazilian Indigenous leader warns world on Amazon's fateSao Paulo (AFP) Nov 11, 2024 As the COP29 climate talks started Monday in Azerbaijan, an Indigenous leader half a world away is literally towering over Brazil with a warning about the fate of the Amazon rainforest. ... more |
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Amazon sees lowest deforestation in 9 years; Brazil must act on UK journalist's murderBrasilia (AFP) Nov 7, 2024 The Brazilian Amazon experienced its smallest amount of yearly deforestation in nearly a decade, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government reported Wednesday, in line with its promise to combat forest loss. ... more 
How urban planners can use trees to cool entire citiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 Cities worldwide face rising temperatures, with urban areas particularly vulnerable due to heat absorption by concrete and asphalt. Tree-planting programs are a popular strategy to counteract urban ... more 
Indigenous burning key to protecting Australia's forests for Millennia until nowSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 02, 2024 Ancient cultural burning practices performed by Indigenous Australians effectively limited fuel loads and helped prevent high intensity fires in southeastern Australia for thousands of years, accord ... more 
Indonesia tribe's homeland at risk after losing final appeal: NGOsJakarta (AFP) Nov 1, 2024 Indonesia's top court on Friday rejected an appeal by an Indigenous tribe in its lawsuit against a palm oil firm, leaving it at risk of losing vast swathes of ancestral forest, rights groups said. ... more
Veea Amazon and AECOM partner to build the Internet of Forests in ColombiaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 In a groundbreaking partnership, Veea (NASDAQ: VEEA) has joined forces with O.N.E. Amazon and AECOM to deploy a sophisticated technology platform known as the Internet of Forests (IoF) across a prot ... more |
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