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- A deforestation guide: Everything from forests to farming | World . . .
Deforestation is the clearing of forested land with the purpose of converting it for use in another way, such as agriculture, mining or raising livestock Earth has lost more than 1 billion acres of forest to deforestation since 1990 Here’s a round-up of key facts and impacts related to deforestation
- Saving the Amazon rainforest – in 10 steps | World Economic Forum
With the rainforest’s future hanging in the balance, scientists have drawn up a 10-point plan to help save the Amazon
- The EU has delayed measures on deforestation-free products. But . . .
Deforestation compliance measures are essential to protecting the trees needed to curb global carbon emissions The European Union Deforestation Regulation, for example, will penalize non-compliant businesses and restrict their access to European markets Businesses can proactively use technology to ensure their supply chains are deforestation-free
- Investment in reforestation is critical for Mexicos forests
This type of agriculture is boosting yields, whilst also restoring nature in Mexico Mexico's deforestation rate is one of the world's highest But Mexico suffers from one of the highest rates of deforestation on the planet With 180,000 hectares of forest lost per year and a third of its 194 million hectares of land already severely degraded
- Heres how tracing cattle in Brazil can reduce deforestation | World . . .
Cattle ranching in Brazil historically accounts for 24% of global annual tropical deforestation and plays an outsized role in global greenhouse gas emissions
- German forestry: This is how the country is fighting back | World . . .
What’s the World Economic Forum doing about deforestation? Halting deforestation is essential to avoiding the worst effects of global climate change The destruction of forests creates almost as much greenhouse gas emissions as global road travel, and yet it continues at an alarming rate
- Deforestation-free beef is possible in the Amazon – here’s how business . . .
Transitioning to a deforestation- and conversion-free beef and leather production model with high productivity requires market-wide collaboration Pará is bringing infrastructure, financial resources, and ambition together to halt deforestation and de-risk its cattle value chain
- China will aim to plant and conserve 70 billion trees by 2030 as part . . .
China’s Special Envoy for Climate Change announced China’s contribution to plant and conserve 70 billion trees by 2030 The World Economic Forum and China Green Foundation will undertake concrete measures together through 1t org China Action to support the fulfilment of the contribution in China
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