Among the human rights under threat are the rights to life, health, food, a healthy environment, water, an adequate standard of living and culture.
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Articles sur Deforestation
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Research shows the clearing of forests on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island threatens the existence of endemic primates.
Green diesel may be intended to reduce emissions but it is not necessarily environmentally and socially sound.
To better anticipate and manage the emergence of new pandemics, a paradigm shift is needed to take into account the complex interactions between human health, animal health, the environment and the economy.
Because the forecast for rainfall in the Rift Valley basin is a rising trend, the lake levels look set to rise even more in the future.
We must turn pledges into immediate action and restore our ecosystems on a global level.
Regreening Africa works directly with 500,000 households to restore one million hectares of agricultural land.
The world missed all 20 targets for stemming the tide of biodiversity loss. But there has been some progress over the last decade.
Forest that has been disturbed – but not cleared – by logging or fire can be hard to spot from satellites.
The proposed EU-Mercosur deal would guarantee cheap beef and lock in further deforestation. But our new research shows it is possible to transform trade for the better.
A new plan targets areas around the world that can store carbon and protect large numbers of species. It calls for preserving these lands, working with Indigenous peoples and connecting wild areas.
Forests provide an essential buffer between people and wildlife — and the viruses they carry. Global agriculture is destroying forests, harming biodiversity and may be putting human life at risk.
Fires that burn the forest burn crops and pastures alike. But farmers in the eastern Amazon are left with few good options.
Conservation and development scheme REDD+ has manifested as a series of models, which increases its perceived success and enables it to continue despite not delivering on its wide-reaching promises.
The age of a forest can influence how effectively it offsets our emissions.
But with chimps now endangered, we risk losing their forest-rebuilding abilities.
In general, the larger the tree, the more carbon it stores.
A new study estimates that $22 billion to $30 billion dollars per year needs to be spent to maintain forests and reduce the likelihood of a pathogen jumping from wildlife to humans.
The coconut – an icon of unspoiled tropical idylls – causes more environmental harm than many people realise.
Zimbabwe’s policy makers believe that deforestation is a threat to the economy, but citizens believe environmental degradation is an outcome of the country’s dire political and economic situation.
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor of Conservation Science, Lancaster University
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Moran Professor of Conservation and Development, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Latin American Studies and Geography, University of Florida
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Senior Lecturer in Practice, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Principal Scientist, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)
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Senior Lecturer in Conservation Biology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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CGIAR System Organization
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Honorary Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Senior Research Associate in Tropical Forest Ecology, University of Oxford
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Researcher in Ecology, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)
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Reader in Conservation Science, University of Kent
