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Deforestation — for arable land, pasture, urban use or logging — has led to the loss of about half of all tropical forests, affecting biodiversity, water and nutrient cycling, climate change and sources of income.
(Photo credit: Greenpeace/Alberto Ceisar)
Opinions and Analysis
Training tree fellers helps cut carbon emissions
Training tree fellers in forest management can cut tree damage and carbon emissions from degradation, argue Francis E. Putz and colleagues.
22 July 2008
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Source: PLoS Biology
Simple and cheap: Nepal's application of science
Almost unnoticed, Nepal is developing simple and cheap technologies that make the best of local resources and don't damage the environment.
16 August 2007 | EN
How is climate change shifting Africa's malaria map?
1 August 2007
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Farming fragmenting Amazonian research
30 July 2007
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Source: Nature
News and Features
Brazil harnesses space tech to monitor deforestation
Brazil is set to launch a satellite, carrying a British-made high-tech camera, in 2011 for various applications including environmental observation.
22 July 2008
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China's forestry projects 'should be more sustainable'
Researchers have called for more planning and better collaboration to make two of China's environmental programmes more sustainable.
UN: Mangrove loss 'intensified' Myanmar cyclone damage
15 May 2008
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