- To tackle deforestation we must focus on land use. Heres why
Stopping deforestation is crucial to cutting carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that 23% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2007-2016 came from agriculture and land-use change, approximately half of which is due to deforestation
- 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
- World off track to end deforestation by 2030, report finds
Yet deforestation increased by 4% worldwide in 2022 compared with 2021, as some 66,000 square kilometers (25,000 square miles) were destroyed, the annual Forest Declaration Assessment report said That means the world is 21% off track to end deforestation by 2030
- Deforestation 101: Everything you need to know - The World Economic Forum
Deforestation is also caused by the use of slash and burn techniques and other methods to make way for the expansion of infrastructure Infrastructure expansion occurs for many reasons, such as when urban sprawl leads to forests being encroached upon by cities; when people flee urban areas in order to build in more rural, forested settings; to
- Deforestation-free beef is possible in the Amazon - The World Economic . . .
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
- Heres how tracing cattle in Brazil can reduce deforestation | World . . .
About 40% of all deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon since 2001 has occurred in the state of Pará – with cattle ranching being by far the biggest driver of forest clearance Under the programme, all cattle from 295,000 farms will be tagged – across an area larger than France, Spain and Norway combined
- Collective action is critical to end tropical deforestation | World . . .
The intensive production of commodities – such as palm oil, beef, soy, and paper and pulp – still accounts for the majority of tropical deforestation, despite the best efforts and willingness of many highly capable, motivated people, businesses, governments, producers, consumers and NGOs around the world
- Investment in reforestation is critical for Mexicos forests
Mexico suffers from one of the highest rates of deforestation on the planet, a third of its land area is severely degraded Led by the World Economic Forum and the Mexican Alliance for Ecosystem Restoration (AMERE), a coalition between Reforestamos Mexico, WRI Mexico and WWF Mexico, the 1t org Mexico Chapter has launched to scale the
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