Brazil’s Amazon Suffered Record Rate of Deforestation in April MAY 10, 2022 In Brazil, deforestation in the Amazon rainforest surged to a new record high for the month of April. Last month’s forest loss nearly doubled the amount reported last April which itself set a record. Deforestation has surged under the right-wing presidency of Jair […]
As World Warms, Brazil Destroys Record Rate its Amazon Forrests — Eslkevin’s Blog
The Bird Museum’s April Conservation Seminar Series by The Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology The Emilie Snethlage Expedition: women studying birds in the Amazon Forest! Date and time Fri, April 29, 2022 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM PDT The online talk will cover the adventures of eight women, bird specialists, in one of the remotest areas of the […]
Women studying birds in the Amazon Forest 4/29/22 — Natural History Wanderings
The BBC reports The number of trees cut down in the Brazilian Amazon in January far exceeded deforestation for the same month last year, according to government satellite data. The area destroyed was five times larger than 2021, the highest January total since records began in 2015. Environmentalists accuse Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro of allowing […]
Amazon deforestation: Record high destruction of trees in January — Natural History Wanderings
CNN reports Some 3,000 baby river turtles native to the Amazon rainforest were released into a Peruvian river on Thursday after hatching from eggs kept on artificial beaches as part of a conservation effort. Read more at ‘Go be happy’: Thousands of baby river turtles released in Peruvian jungle – CNN
Thousands of baby river turtles released in Peruvian jungle — Natural History Wanderings
Fires in Brazil’s Amazon Surge to Highest Rate in 13 Years JUL 02, 2020 In Brazil, new government data show fires in the Amazon region jumped by 20% in June to a 13-year high for the month. Campaigners say most of the fires were deliberately set by illegal miners and cattle ranchers, with the encouragement […]
Outrage has replaced reason in the debate surrounding biodiversity and poisoned the way we talk about workable solutions.
via Your outrage does nothing to help the Amazon forest — Bill Wirtz
This video says about itself: SAVING AMAZON TAPIRS The story of our Amazon journey in June 2019 and our plans for the establishment of the LTCI Amazon Tapir Program in 2020! Filmed and produced by Laurie Hedges. By Gloria Dickie, May 12, 2020 at 8:00 am: Tapirs may be key to reviving the Amazon. All […]
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Amazon Threatens to Fire Workers over Environmental Activism JAN 03, 2020 Amazon has threatened to fire workers who speak out about the online retail giant’s environmental policies. Leaders of the group Amazon Employees for Climate Justice say they’ve received letters reprimanding them for speaking to the media without the permission of Amazon’s corporate offices. Last […]
via Amazon Set to Persecute those Who Criticize it for Helping Ruin Our Environment — Eslkevin’s Blog
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