Ecotoolbox » deforestation http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog Eco Blog - Climate Change - Alternative Energy - Headline News Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:53:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Huge rise in Brazil deforestation http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2011/05/19/huge-rise-in-brazil-deforestation/ http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2011/05/19/huge-rise-in-brazil-deforestation/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 12:19:41 +0000 admin http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/?p=1486 BBC News reports here: New satellite images show deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has increased by almost six times in the past year.

See also here this AP report via Yahoo News: Brazilians protest against new environmental laws.

]]> BBC News reports here: New satellite images show deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has increased by almost six times in the past year.

See also here this AP report via Yahoo News: Brazilians protest against new environmental laws.


]]> http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2011/05/19/huge-rise-in-brazil-deforestation/feed/ 0 Battling to preserve Nigeria’s rainforest http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2010/09/02/battling-to-preserve-nigerias-rainforest/ http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2010/09/02/battling-to-preserve-nigerias-rainforest/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:23:49 +0000 admin http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/?p=1054 CNN reports here: According to the World Resources Institute, Nigeria is home to 4,715 different types of plant species, and over 550 species of breeding birds and mammals, making it one of the most ecologically vibrant places of the planet. But Africa’s most populous country also has an appalling deforestation record — one [...]]]> CNN reports here: According to the World Resources Institute, Nigeria is home to 4,715 different types of plant species, and over 550 species of breeding birds and mammals, making it one of the most ecologically vibrant places of the planet. But Africa’s most populous country also has an appalling deforestation record — one of the fastest in the world.


]]> http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2010/09/02/battling-to-preserve-nigerias-rainforest/feed/ 0 Deforestation issues in the Amazon Rainforest region http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2010/08/24/deforestation-issues-in-the-amazon-rainforest-region/ http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2010/08/24/deforestation-issues-in-the-amazon-rainforest-region/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:39:28 +0000 admin http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/?p=1030 From CNN – Suzanne Pelletier reports on deforestation issues in the Amazon Rainforest region.

Earth’s Frontiers travels deep into the Yasuni Biosphere Reserve in the equatorial western Amazon to research endangered species.

]]> From CNN – Suzanne Pelletier reports on deforestation issues in the Amazon Rainforest region.

Earth’s Frontiers travels deep into the Yasuni Biosphere Reserve in the equatorial western Amazon to research endangered species.


]]> http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2010/08/24/deforestation-issues-in-the-amazon-rainforest-region/feed/ 0 European Parliament bans illegal timber http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2010/07/09/european-parliament-bans-illegal-timber/ http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2010/07/09/european-parliament-bans-illegal-timber/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:14:37 +0000 admin http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/?p=947 Illegal logging is a major driver of deforestation in some countries, BBC News reports here: The European Parliament has voted to ban imports of illegal timber.

]]> Illegal logging is a major driver of deforestation in some countries, BBC News reports here: The European Parliament has voted to ban imports of illegal timber.


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