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Worst September on record for Amazon deforestation

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon broke the monthly record for September, according to official figures, triggering calls from environmentalists to vote far-right President Jair Bolsonaro out of office later this month.
World • 07 Oct 22

Record levels of destruction of Brazil's rainforest

The deforestation of Brazil's Amazon rainforest reached a record high for the first seven months of the year.
World • 13 Aug 22

Rainforest area the size of Switzerland destroyed

Vast tracts of pristine rainforest on three continents went up in smoke last year, with an area roughly the size of Switzerland cut down or burned to make way for cattle and commercial crops, researchers have said.
News Lens • 02 Jun 20

Rogue 'Bin Laden' elephant kills five Indian villagers

Forest officials in northeast India have conducted a major operation to contain a rogue elephant that killed five villagers earlier this week.
World • 01 Nov 19

Sustainability of global coffee production 'at risk'

Climate change and deforestation are putting more than half the world's wild coffee species at risk of extinction and threatening the sustainability of global coffee production, scientists have warned.
World • 17 Jan 19

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