More than 800m Amazon trees felled in six years to meet beef demand
More than 800m trees have been cut down in the Amazon rainforest in just six years to feed the world’s appetite for Brazilian beef, according to a new investigation, despite dire warnings about the forest’s importance in fighting the climate crisis.
Landw. & Ernährung Amerikas Brasilien Abholzung Viehhaltung & FleischBrazilian Amazon at risk of being taken over by mafia, ex-police chief warns
The rapid advance of organised crime groups in the Brazilian Amazon risks turning the region into a vast, conflict-stricken hinterland plagued by heavily armed “criminal insurgents”, a former senior federal police chief has warned.
Brasilien AbholzungWhat does the EU’s new deforestation law mean for climate and biodiversity?
EU policymakers are expecting to sign off on a new law in the coming weeks aiming to prevent the sale of products such as palm oil, coffee and chocolate if they have been produced on deforested land.
Biodiversität Abholzung EU & EU Mitgl.The Amazon’s Largest Isolated Tribe Is Dying
The illegal tin mine was so remote that, for three years, the massive gash it cut into the Amazon rainforest had gone largely ignored. So when three mysterious helicopters suddenly hovered overhead, unannounced, the miners living there scrambled into the forest.
Amerikas Brasilien Abholzung Indigene* TIMBER FRAUD * Environmental Auditors Approve Green Labels for Products Linked to Deforestation and Authoritarian Regimes
Major environmental auditing firms ignore or fail to recognize glaring environmental damage caused by loggers and other clients whose practices they certify as sustainable, undercutting an elaborate global system meant to fight forest destruction and climate change.
Abholzung Greenwashing* TIMBER FRAUD * How Auditing Giant KPMG Became a Global Sustainability Leader While Serving Companies Accused of Forest Destruction
Just past mile 73 on the highway that connects Canada to Alaska, north of the small city of Fort St. John in British Columbia, a dense line of spruce and pine abruptly ends. It is replaced by a vast expanse of brush and stumps scarring the clear-cut forestland.
Abholzung Greenwashing* TIMBER FRAUD * Western Firms Certified as Socially Responsible Trade in Myanmar Teak Linked to the Military Regime
In the summer of 2021, as Myanmar’s military junta pressed a bloody campaign against its pro-democracy opponents, a 220-year-old U.S. lumber company that boasts of its commitment to responsible forestry quietly struck a deal with a subsidiary of a timber-processing firm with links to the junta.
Asien Abholzung GreenwashingKentucky Residents Angered by U.S. Forest Service Logging Plan That Targets Mature Trees
This story by Inside Climate News is part of Deforestation Inc., a global investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. WILLIAMSBURG, Kentucky—Brandon Bowlin learned of the U.S.
Abholzung USA** EMPFOHLENE LEKTÜRE ** Internationale Recherche zu Holz-Labels – Der grosse Schwindel mit Öko-Holz
«Sauber, umweltfreundlich und CO2-neutral»: So steht es auf den Pellets-Säcken einer Firma namens «Ameco», die bei der Kasse eines Baumarkts in Volketswil liegen. Auf den Verpackungen prangt dazu noch ein Gütesiegel: «ENplus A1».
Abholzung Greenwashing BiomasseDans la jungle, les crédits carbone lavent plus vert
Les projets de compensation carbone basés sur la déforestation évitée dans les régions tropicales surestiment de beaucoup les quantités de CO2 capturées par les arbres, selon une enquête. Ces crédits sont pourtant de plus en plus prisés par les entreprises pour verdir leurs activités.
CO2-«Kompensation» Abholzung GreenwashingStudy Documents a Halt to Deforestation in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest After Indigenous Communities Gain Title to Their Territories
Most people know that Brazil’s rainforests are rapidly disappearing, and that the loss accelerates global climate change while harming the communities living under the trees’ canopy.
Brasilien Abholzung IndigeneUn tiers de la forêt amazonienne dégradée par l'activité humaine
Les dommages infligés à la forêt amazonienne, qui recouvre neuf pays, sont significativement plus importants que ceux qui avaient été observés auparavant, ont indiqué l'équipe de recherche dont les membres proviennent notamment de l'université brésilienne Estadual de Campinas.
Amerikas Brasilien AbholzungAmazon’s least-deforested areas are due to ‘vital role’ of Indigenous peoples
Only 5% of net forest loss occurs in Indigenous territories and protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon – even though these areas contain more than half of the region’s forest.
Amerikas Brasilien Abholzung Indigene NaturschutzBrazil launches first raids against Amazon tree-cutters under Lula’s new government
An agent of the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) gets ready before going to an operation to combat of deforestation, in Uruara, Para State, Brazil January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
Brasilien AbholzungDer Boden heizt mit
In Deutschland gibt es fast keine Urwälder mehr, und auch im Rest Europas existieren nur noch wenige unberührte Waldflächen. Die Urwaldinsel Vilm bei Rügen, der Białowieża-Nationalpark in Polen, der Muddus-Nationalpark in Schweden – das sind drei Beispiele dafür.
Abholzung Aufforstung BödenIn the Amazon, Indigenous and Locally Controlled Land Stores Carbon, but the Rest of the Rainforest Emits Greenhouse Gases
Forests managed by Indigenous peoples and other local communities in the Amazon region draw vast amounts of planet-warming carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere while the rest of the rainforest has become a net source of the greenhouse gas, a new report has found.
Amerikas Brasilien Abholzung Wälder** RECOMMENDED READING ** Has the Amazon Reached Its ‘Tipping Point’?
To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. One of the first times Luciana Vanni Gatti tried to collect Amazonian air she got so woozy that she couldn’t even operate the controls.
Amerikas Brasilien Abholzung Apokalypse Rückkoppelung** RECOMMENDED READING ** Thirteen critical questions for international climate action in 2023
Last year was shaped by events that barely anyone predicted – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, horrendous floods in Pakistan and a hard-fought breakthrough on finance for victims of climate disaster.
Brasilien China COP28 Abholzung Energiecharta-Vertrag foss. Energie Greenwashing Methan Uno WeltbankLula revives $1 billion Amazon Fund and environmental protections
On his first day in office as Brazil’s president, Lula da Silva signed a package of seven executive orders to protect the environment In his first day in office, Brazil’s new president, Lula da Silva, signed a package of seven executive orders aimed at controlling deforestation in the Amazon a
Brasilien AbholzungNeue Regierung in Brasilien - Lula an der Macht: Zeitenwende im Regenwaldschutz?
Die Hoffnung auf einen Neustart im Amazonasschutz ist gross. Doch Bolsonaro hinterlässt ein schweres Erbe. Kaum war Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva im Amt, machte er klar: Regenwaldschutz sei in Brasilien ab sofort Staatsangelegenheit.
Brasilien AbholzungSeven reasons to be cheerful about the Amazon in 2023 – and three to be terrified
For anyone who cares about the Amazon rainforest, there will be an extra reason to celebrate the new year countdown in Brazil on 31 December because the first stroke of midnight will mark the last moment in power of Jair Bolsonaro.
Amerikas Brasilien Abholzung Apokalypse HoffnungL'Europe interdit l'importation de produits issus de la déforestation: et la Suisse?
L'Union européenne a adopté un accord pour interdire l'importation de matières premières provenant de la déforestation importée. La Suisse, quant à elle, reste fidèle à sa politique des petits pas.
Abholzung EU & EU Mitgl.* COP27 – OUTCOMES * Key outcomes for food, forests, land and nature at the UN climate talks in Egypt
The COP27 summit in the Egyptian coastal resort of Sharm el-Sheikh made history by including food, rivers, nature-based solutions, tipping points and the right to a healthy environment in an overarching COP “cover decision” for the first time.
Landw. & Ernährung COP27 Abholzung Wälder Uno Feuchtgebiete* COP27 – OUTCOMES * Drei gute Nachrichten zur Klimakonferenz
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COP27 Abholzung Ende der Fossilen Erneuerbare Uno Hoffnung* COP27 – BRAZIL * Lula: Retter des Regenwaldes und des Klimas?
Eine Menschentraube drängt sich um Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, den designierten brasilianischen Präsidenten, als er zum Podium schreitet. Während seiner Rede bricht die Menge immer wieder in Jubel und Lula-Gesänge aus.
Brasilien COP27 Abholzung Uno* COP27 – BRAZIL * 350.org reacts to Lula’s COP27 speech: “Plans for the Amazon are very promising, but need to include a just energy transition”
Brazil – In one of the most anticipated moments of COP27, the UN climate conference, the president-elect of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, presented this Wednesday (Nov 16) measures and guidelines for the conservation of the Amazon forest, the development of that region and the protection of
Brasilien COP27 Abholzung UnoDie Abholzung des Regenwaldes: So, dass du es dir vorstellen kannst
Tropische Wälder spielen für das weltweite Klima eine wichtige Rolle. Sie gelten als Puffer des Klimawandels, weil sie grosse Mengen des Treibhausgases CO₂ speichern. Allerdings nur dann, wenn sie mehr Treibhausgas speichern, als sie abgeben.
Abholzung* COP27 – CLIM. FINANCE * Interessen beim Naturschutz – Regenwaldstaaten fordern Entschädigung für Reduzierung der Abholzung
Die Vereinbarung sieht neben der Forderung nach Entschädigung für den Schutz des Regenwalds durch die Internationale Gemeinschaft unter anderem den Zugang zu Klimafinanzierung vor.
Klimafinanzierung COP27 Abholzung Uno* COP27 – BRAZIL * Lula vows to undo Brazil’s environmental degradation and halt deforestation
President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has told the world that “Brazil is back” at Cop27, vowing to begin undoing the environmental destruction seen under his far-right predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, and work towards zero deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.
Brasilien COP27 Abholzung UnoAt COP27, the US Said It Will Lead Efforts to Halt Deforestation. But at Home, the Biden Administration Is Considering Massive Old Growth Logging Projects - Inside Climate News
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt—The U.S. Center at the COP27 climate talks in Sharm El-Sheikh hosted a panel Monday focused on ending global deforestation by 2030, but the reality on the ground in the nation’s forests looks quite different.
Abholzung USAHow dash for African gas could wipe out Congo basin tropical forests
The area of land given over to oil and gas extraction in Africa is set to quadruple, threatening to wipe out a third of the dense tropical forests in the Congo basin and accelerate the climate breakdown, a report warns.
Afrika Abholzung foss. EnergieWhat Lula’s stunning victory means for the imperiled Amazon rainforest
Lula has pledged to restore the Amazon. Will it be enough? Brazil, the largest nation in South America and home of the iconic Amazon rainforest, will have a new leader come January 1: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Brasilien AbholzungHoffnung für den Amazonas-Regenwald
Der Regenwaldschutz hat unter Bolsonaro einen schweren Rückschlag erlitten. (Foto: Kathrin Henneberger) Das war knapp. Mit 50,9 Prozent der Stimmen hat Lula da Silva von der Arbeiterpartei gestern die Stichwahl um das Präsidentenamt in Brasilien für sich entschieden.
Brasilien AbholzungGlobal deforestation pledge will be missed without urgent action, say researchers
The destruction of global forests slowed in 2021 but the vital climate goal of ending deforestation by 2030 will still be missed without urgent action, according to an assessment. The area razed in 2021 fell by 6.3% after progress in some countries, notably Indonesia.
AbholzungVor den Wahlen in Brasilien erreichen die Brände im Amazonasregenwald neue Rekorde
Am zweiten Wochenende im September wachten die Menschen in São Paulo unter einer dichten Rauchglocke auf. Es roch intensiv nach Feuer und Russ. Die Umweltagentur Climatempo wies nach, dass die Russpartikel aus dem rund 4000 Kilometer entfernten Amazonasgebiet stammten. Eine gewaltige Entfernung.
Amerikas Brasilien Abholzung WaldbrändeBolsonaro election loss could cut Brazilian Amazon deforestation by 89%
A loss for Jair Bolsonaro in the upcoming Brazilian presidential election could lead to Amazon deforestation in his nation falling by 89% over the next decade, according to new analysis conducted for Carbon Brief.
Brasilien AbholzungAlarmstufe RED III – Die EU stellt die Weichen für die Zukunft des Waldes
Schicksalswoche für den Wald. Bis Freitag stellen die Abgeordneten des Europäischen Parlaments gleich zwei Mal entscheidende Weichen für die Zukunft der Wälder in Europa und darüberhinaus.
Abholzung EU & EU Mitgl. Wälder BiomasseLarge parts of Amazon may never recover, major study says
Environmental destruction in parts of the Amazon is so complete that swathes of the rainforest have reached tipping point and might never be able to recover, a major study carried out by scientists and Indigenous organisations has found.
Amerikas Abholzung RückkoppelungTo preserve Amazon, indigenous groups call for debt forgiveness
A member of the A'i Cofan community guard walks across the Aguarico River in Ecuador's Amazon, where indigenous groups were granted power to block mining projects after a ruling by the country's Constitutional Court, in Sinangoe, Ecuador March 5, 2022. Picture taken March 5, 2022.
Amerikas Abholzung Wälder IndigeneOil not charcoal the biggest threat to Congo rainforest, top researcher warns
Small-scale farmers and charcoal makers have long been blamed for deforestation in the Congo basin. But plans to drill for oil and gas are a much bigger climate threat, a leading researcher told Climate Home News.
Afrika Abholzung foss. EnergieLes caisses de pension suisses complices de la déforestation, selon Greenpeace
Selon les calculs de Greenpeace Suisse publiés mercredi, environ 5% des fonds destinés à la prévoyance sont placés dans des entreprises peu regardantes en matière de déforestation. Ce qui représente un total l'an dernier d'au moins 60 milliards de francs.
Abholzung Finanzmarkt SchweizZerstört dein Geld den Regenwald?
Der neue Greenpeace Bericht zeigt, wie schädlich die Pensionskassen unser Geld verwalten. Hier die Kurzfassung: → Was haben wir herausgefunden? Schweizer Pensionskassen sind mit mindestens 60 Milliarden Franken an Unternehmen beteiligt, welche die Zerstörung von Regenwäldern vorantreiben.
Abholzung Finanzmarkt SchweizBrazil election: Lula challenges Bolsonaro’s deforestation record, backs oil development
The climate crisis and rainforest conservation are emerging as major issues in Brazil’s upcoming presidential election. Yet both leading candidates are pushing for new fossil fuel infrastructure.
Amerikas Brasilien Abholzung foss. EnergieÖlreserven in Afrika – Kongo bricht 500-Millionen-Deal – und bohrt nun im Regenwald
Müsste man sich einen Ort auf der Welt aussuchen, an dem die Ölförderung den grössten Schaden für Mensch und Natur verursachen könnte, die Wahl würde wohl auf die Regenwälder der Demokratischen Republik Kongo fallen.
Afrika Abholzung foss. EnergieEU-Staaten wollen Abholzung lieber nicht kontrollieren
Jede Tasse Kaffee, jedes Stück Schokolade, jede Scheibe Rindfleisch lässt tropische Regenwälder ein bisschen schrumpfen. Der Regenwald in Ländern wie Brasilien, Indonesien oder Peru muss dem Anbau von Kaffee, Kakao, Palmöl und Soja weichen.
Abholzung EU & EU Mitgl.Was a British Journalist the Latest Victim of Bolsonaro’s War on the Amazon?
Ms. Brum is a journalist and a documentary filmmaker who covers environmental issues and lives in the Amazon rainforest. Monday began, for me, with a call that became a horror story.
Anti-Klima-Lobby Brasilien Konflikte Abholzung JournalismusSoja-Anbau im Amazonas
Hühner und Schweine in Deutschland fressen Soja, für das auch im brasilianischen Amazonasgebiet Wald gerodet wird. Seit Jahren wollen Supermarktketten auf dieses Soja verzichten – aber kaum etwas ändert sich. Warum? Read the English version of this article.
Landw. & Ernährung Amerikas Abholzung Viehhaltung & Fleisch‘Record after record’: Brazil’s Amazon deforestation hits April high, nearly double previous peak
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon surged to record levels for the month of April, nearly doubling the area of forest removed in that month last year – the previous April record – preliminary government data has shown, alarming environmental campaigners.
Brasilien AbholzungAmazon tribes turn the tables on intruders with social media
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It was dusk on April 14 when Francisco Kuruaya heard a boat approaching along the river near his village in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. He assumed it was the regular delivery boat bringing gasoline for generators and outboard motors to remote settlements like his.
Amerikas Brasilien Abholzung Wälder IndigeneWhere forests disappeared last year, in one chart
Just one country was responsible for more than a third of all deforestation in the tropics. Last fall, more than 140 world leaders made a pact to stop deforestation within the decade, not long after dozens of countries vowed to conserve nearly a third of their land.
Abholzung‘Lawless logging’ in DRC raises concerns over $500m forests deal signed by Boris Johnson
Environmental groups have raised concerns about a $500m (£380m) forest protection deal signed by Boris Johnson at Cop26, after a damning report into the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s “lawless” logging sector.
Afrika Abholzung Grossbrit.* UKRAINEKRIEG * Ukraine-Krieg und Düngermangel: Bolsonaros Vernichtungspaket
«In Anbetracht des Krieges in Osteuropa besteht die Gefahr, dass es zu einer Verknappung von Kalium oder einem Preisanstieg kommt», twitterte Brasiliens Präsident Jaír Bolsonaro am 2. März 2022. Und vom Kalium hänge Brasiliens Ernährungssicherheit ab.
Amerikas Brasilien AbholzungGuest post: In conflict and peace, what drives deforestation in Colombia?
Dr Augusto Castro-Nunez, global leader on low-emissions food systems at the Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia. Janelle M. Sylvester, PhD student at the University of Copenhagen.
Amerikas Konflikte AbholzungAmazonas steuert auf fatalen Kipp-Punkt zu - der ihn zur Wüste machen könnte
Der Amazonas-Regenwald schwächelt. Große Teile können sich von Bränden oder Dürren nicht mehr so gut erholen wie gewohnt. Das kann zum Absterben und schlimmstenfalls dazu führen, dass sich der Regenwald in Wüsten und Savannen verwandelt, wie eine Studie zeigt.
Amerikas AbholzungRumäniens Holzmafia holzt die letzten Urwälder ab
Illegaler Holzschlag ist in Osteuropa weit verbreitet. Er bedroht unter anderem die alten Wälder Rumäniens, die in alarmierendem Tempo verschwinden. Die Holzmafia, die die Wälder schonungslos ausbeutet, schreckt auch vor Gewalt nicht zurück.
Abholzung EU & EU Mitgl.Amazon deforestation: Record high destruction of trees in January
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.
Amerikas Brasilien AbholzungDes défoliants chimiques déversés sur l’Amazonie pour accélérer la déforestation
En Amazonie, des agents chimiques défoliants sont pulvérisés par avion dans les zones forestières indigènes. Le glyphosate et le 2,4-D, entre autres, provoquent la défoliation des arbres, qui finissent affaiblis ou morts dans un processus qui prend des mois.
Amerikas Brasilien AbholzungNorway underpaid Indonesia for forest protection results, study argues
Norway’s scheme to reduce emissions from deforestation in Indonesia made only a tiny dent in meeting the nation’s climate target – but the forest nation deserved to have been paid more for it, a study has found.
CO2-«Kompensation» AbholzungPesticides released into Brazil’s Amazon to degrade rainforest and facilitate deforestation
Chemicals created to kill agricultural pests are being sprayed by aircraft into native forest areas. Glyphosate and 2,4-D, among others, cause the trees to defoliate, and end up weakened or dead in a process that takes months.
Amerikas Brasilien AbholzungThe Amazon is the Planet’s Counterweight to Global Warming, a Place of Stupefying Richness Under Relentless Assault
Rancher Jaim Teixeira surveys the landscape at the edge of his property, near Trairão in the Brazilian state of Pará. Teixeira lit the forest on fire to clear it so he can graze his cattle, though burning primary rainforest in the Amazon is illegal. Credit: Larry C. Price Photography by Larry C.
Amerikas Biodiversität Abholzung‘They can’t silence us’: the female lawyers defending Colombia’s environment
Julia Figueroa never leaves her house without security. She travels with two bodyguards and an armoured vehicle. Her home and office are watched around the clock. She carefully monitors any devices that might contain compromising information about her clients.
Amerikas AbholzungGlasgow-Beschluss gegen Abholzung – Lässt sich die globale Waldvernichtung stoppen? Die Analyse in Grafiken
Bis 2030 will die Staatengemeinschaft so viel Wald wie möglich erhalten, um die Erderwärmung zu bremsen. Die Entwicklung der letzten Jahre zeigt: Das dürfte schwierig bis unmöglich werden.
COP26 AbholzungCOP26 Presented Forests as a Climate Solution, But May Not Be Able to Keep Them Standing
Aerial view showing smoke billowing from a patch of forest being cleared with fire in the surroundings of Boca do Acre in the Amazon basin in northwestern Brazil, on Aug. 24, 2019. Credit: Lula Sampaio/AFP via Getty Images
COP26 Abholzung Wälder Aufforstung
