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'Shocking images' reveal death of 10,000 hectares of mangroves across Northern Australia
2016-07-09 15:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: 'Shocking images' reveal death of 10,000 hectares of mangroves across Northern Australia Photo: The scale of the mangrove death is considered unprecedented. (Bluebottle Films: James Sherwood) Related Story: Parts of Great Barrier Reef increasing in coral: survey Related Story: Dramatic images show bleached coral covered in slime Map: NT Close to 10,000 hectares of mangroves have died across a stretch of coastline reaching from Queensland to the Northern Territory. Key points: A mangrove...
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Seven million hectares of forests have been lost in Argentina over past 20 years
2016-02-19 17:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Agriculture in Argentina has expanded at an accelerated rate in the past twenty years due to technological advances, the use of genetically modified crops, and, in particular, to the cultivation of soybean. The South American country is the first global exporter of soy, and the biggest provider of flour and biodiesel made from its derivates; the crop is an important source of income. However, according to the coordinator of Greenpeaces forest campaign in Argentina, Hernán Giardini, the advance...
African nations aim to restore 100 mln hectares of land by 2030
2015-12-06 03:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Ten African countries have committed to restore 31 million hectares of degraded and deforested land, under a new push to make 100 million hectares productive again by 2030. The AFR100 scheme, launched on Sunday in Paris, will be backed by $1 billion from the World Bank and additional funds from Germany, as well as $545 million in private-sector investment. "Restoring our landscapes brings prosperity, security and opportunity," said Rwanda's Minister of Natural Resources Vincent Biruta. "With forest...
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Aceh's purge of illegal oil palm at 3,000 hectares and counting
2015-04-06 14:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A joint effort to eradicate illegal oil palm in an area of Indonesia's Aceh province that was devastated by flash flooding in 2006 has dismantled 3,000 hectares worth of plantations and counting. The plantations lie within the protected Leuser Ecosystem (KEL), the last place on earth where the Sumatran rhino, elephant, tiger and orangutan coexist in the wild. "This is being done to protect the people of Aceh Tamiang from ecological disaster," said Rudi Putra, head of HAkA, a local NGO. In...
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Palm oil firms in Peru plan to clear 23,000 hectares of primary forest
2015-03-07 22:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Companies in Peru are planning to clear more than 23,000 hectares of primary rainforest in the northern Amazon in order to cultivate oil palm, according to NGOs. Operations on two plantations called Maniti and Santa Cecilia which would involve clearing more than 9,300 hectares of primary forest could start imminently following a recent government decision. Weve done an extensive analysis of satellite images of the project area and conclude that 84.6% of Maniti and Santa Cecilia is primary...