Deforestation

Deforestation, clearance, clearcutting or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land which is then converted to a non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. The most concentrated deforestation occurs in tropical rainforests. About 31% of Earth's land surface is covered by forests. Between 15 - 18 million hectares of forest, an area the size of Belgium are destroyed every year, on average 2,400 trees are cut down each minute.The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations defines deforestation as the conversion of forest to other …

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Conservation Council of New Brunswick · 15 March 2024 English

The “limited amount” on offsets, set by the CER, should be strict enough to tell the difference between companies trying to meet the standard and those that are not. [...] …

hydropower. Moreover, it raises concerns about deforestation, forest degradation, and biodiversity loss on


CDA: Conference of Defence Associations Institute · 8 March 2024

The Second World War gave birth to the Atlantic Charter, the UN Charter, the Paris Peace Treaties, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and the Genocide …

especially environmental degradation, notably deforestation particularly by planting crops such as for palm


CDA: Conference of Defence Associations Institute · 7 March 2024 English

The Second World War gave birth to the Atlantic Charter, the UN Charter, the Paris Peace Treaties, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and the Genocide …

especially environmental degradation, notably deforestation particularly by planting crops such as for palm


AIC: Agricultural Institute of Canada · 2 March 2024 English

Women Biomass Producers: Energy’s Largest and Largely Invisible Workforce While much of the attention regarding the energy sector is paid to the workers (predominantly male) who labor in the oil …

additional income. But as climate change and deforestation threaten the mangrove, many say beekeeping is


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 28 February 2024 English

This report explores the latest consumption and production trends in the soybean sector and examines what is needed to develop effective incentives that reward soybean farmers for adopting more sustainable …

important driver of deforestation and ecosystem conversion. Establishing deforestation-free supply chains European Union is expected to implement its Deforestation Regulation, which is expected to come into even surpassing the emissions associated with deforestation (University of Bonn, 2020). Brazil’s soybean scale natural ecosystem conversion, such as deforestation, to give way to soybean cultivation, which Recent satellite data show a 12- year high in deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon due to several factors


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 22 February 2024 English

policy measures that Costa Rica, Gabon, Indonesia, Peru, and Rwanda have put in place to address deforestation.

Enhance Forest Conservation and Reduce Deforestation Viewpoints and lessons from producing countries Measures to Enhance Forest Conservation and Reduce Deforestation: Viewpoints and lessons from producing countries to Enhance Forest Conservation and Reduce Deforestation: Viewpoints and Lessons from Producing Countries and perspectives on the critical issue of deforestation. In particular, we extend special appreciation Reduce Deforestation: Viewpoints and lessons from producing countries Executive Summary Deforestation is


TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity · 21 February 2024 English

The aim is to provide policy support for the ecological and green development and effective transformation of the “Green is Gold” concept in the region and to provide reference for …

Globally, agriculture is responsible for 80% of deforestation, 29% of GHGs, 70% of freshwater use; drivers


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 15 February 2024 English

Flooding Extreme weather events Encroachment Deforestation Habitat loss Climate change FACT The ecosystems


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 15 February 2024 English

Hurricanes Extreme temperatures Sea level rise Deforestation Pollution from agriculture Stoney coral tissue


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 15 February 2024 English

loss Landslides Wildfires Erosion Flooding Deforestation Agriculture Pressure on natural resources Climate


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