A new study finds that Afro-descendant communities in four Amazonian countries are linked to lands with high biodiversity and 29-55% less deforestation compared with protected and unprotected areas. More than 130 million people in Latin America identify as Afro-descendant peoples (ADP), descendants of those forcibly brought to the Americas during the slave trade. by Bobby Bascomb
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Study links Afro-descendant communities to less deforestation, more biodiversity
A new study finds Afro-descendant communities in the Amazon are home to less deforestation and more biodiversity than other areas, highlighting the...
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The Amur leopard lives in isolation in the freezing forests of southeast Russia and northeast China. It’s one of the most endangered of eight leopard subspecies in the world. Today, its population is on the upswing. In the 20th century, poaching for its spotted fur, forest fires and conversion of land for farming caused the wildcat’s population to plummet to roughly 25 individuals in the wild. Today, there are approximately 130 in Russia alone. by Manuel Fonseca
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Amur leopards, once nearly extinct, are making a comeback in Far East Asia
Once on the brink of extinction, the Amur leopard is making a remarkable recovery in Russia and China thanks to decades of conservation efforts, pr...
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Indonesia is the first test case for the Forest Stewardship Council’s new remedy framework, which allows logging firms to regain ethical certification by addressing past environmental and social harms. However, NGOs have found serious flaws in the process, including lack of consent, rushed assessments, and exclusion of many affected Indigenous communities. by Hans Nicholas Jong
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Hope and frustration as Indonesia pilots FSC’s logging remedy framework
JAKARTA — Indonesia is testing whether one of the world’s most powerful timber certifiers can deliver justice — or merely a reset — to fore...
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