Environmentalists warn that reconstructing BR‑319 without safeguards could increase deforestation rates fourfold. "We are ...

More information: Aryeh Feinberg et al, Deforestation as an Anthropogenic Driver of Mercury Pollution, Environmental Science & Technology (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c07851 ...

A higher biodiesel mandate seems green but it could drive plantation expansion which should keep the region in a “watchful” mode for haze risks, says Simon Tay, who chairs the Singapore Institute of ...

A 2019 assessment on the world's biodiversity found that 1 million of the Earth's estimated 8 million species are at risk of extinction, many within decades, because of human activities like ...

On the one hand, they are keenly aware of the deforestation, pollution and loss of biodiversity caused by building roads on their 1.6 million acres of land.

What you eat doesn’t just affect your health — it also impacts the planet. Food production plays a big role in deforestation, pollution, and other climate change drivers.

A significant bill to revise Brazil's environmental regulations has been passed by the lower house, drawing criticism from ...

Deforestation, pollution and the effects of climate change are just a few of the reasons putting various animals and plants at risk.