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Deforestation

Climate Lawfare – Civil society is ramping up litigation to stop the fossil fuel juggernaut (Part One)

South Africa

Climate Lawfare – Civil society is ramping up litigation to stop the fossil fuel juggernaut (Part One)

By Don Pinnock

War on nature — Malawi’s Michiru Forest Reserve is being horrifically stripped to extinction

Africa

War on nature — Malawi’s Michiru Forest Reserve is being horrifically stripped to extinction

By Blessings Chingagwe

Clarion call for the Amazon – its destruction concerns us all, and we ignore it at our peril

World

Clarion call for the Amazon – its destruction concerns us all, and we ignore it at our peril

By Guy Lieberman

Why a ‘fetish’ for forests might imperil conservation efforts

Africa

Why a ‘fetish’ for forests might imperil conservation efforts

By Fred Kockott and Savannah Burns

Environmental health warrior Akin Abayomi and his battle to save Nigeria’s Emerald Forest

Africa

Environmental health warrior Akin Abayomi and his battle to save Nigeria’s Emerald Forest

By Kristin Engel

The world is sinking into the sixth extinction — we can either change now or get used to it

World

The world is sinking into the sixth extinction — we can either change now or get used to it

By Don Pinnock

Balancing protection from criminal enterprise and profit to preserve carbon sink rainforest in Congo Basin

Africa

Balancing protection from criminal enterprise and profit to preserve carbon sink rainforest in Congo Basin

By Oluwole Ojewale

The climate crisis will not be resolved by the capitalist class — it’s either eco-socialism or extinction

Maverick Citizen

The climate crisis will not be resolved by the capitalist class — it’s either eco-socialism or extinction

By Raees Noorbhai and Zaki Mamdoo

It’s Code Red for the survival of all wild creatures — and ultimately humanity

World

It’s Code Red for the survival of all wild creatures — and ultimately humanity

By Don Pinnock

How global heating will increase virus swapping between species

South Africa

How global heating will increase virus swapping between species

By Ethan van Diemen

Illicit cocoa farming at root of Côte d’Ivoire’s extensive deforestation

Africa

Illicit cocoa farming at root of Côte d’Ivoire’s extensive deforestation

By Allan Ngari and Deo Gumba

Deforestation in 2021 caused greenhouse gas increases equivalent to India’s annual fossil fuel emissions

South Africa

Deforestation in 2021 caused greenhouse gas increases equivalent to India’s annual fossil fuel emissions

By Ethan van Diemen