Captain AmazonAug 4, 20201 min readEurope is Losing Forests To Harvesting Between 2016 and 2018, Europe lost 69% more forests to harvesting and increased the area being harvested by 49% compared to 2011 to 2015....
Captain AmazonJul 22, 20201 min readTaking Action on the Global Nature Crisis Could Generate 400m Jobs and $10tnThe World Economic Forum (WEF) has concluded that 400m jobs and $10tn in business value could be generated each year by 2030 if action...
Captain AmazonJul 21, 20201 min readBrazilian Soya and Beef Imported to EU Linked to Illegal Deforestation1/5 of soya and beef imported from Brazil to the EU is linked to illegal deforestation in the Amazon and Cerrado savanna. Both these...
Captain AmazonJul 20, 20201 min readFederal Court Files Lawsuit to Remove Brazil's Environment MinisterA federal court in Brazil has filed a lawsuit to have the environment minister, Ricardo Salles, dismissed from his post due to his...
Captain AmazonJun 29, 20202 min readBrazil's Emissions to Rise by 10 to 20% This YearBrazil's emissions are expected to rise by 10 to 20% this year compared to 2018, the last year for which data is available. Deforestation...
Captain AmazonJun 26, 20201 min readDirector of Brazil's National Mining Agency To Slash Regulations on Mining SectorThe director of Brazil's National Mining Agency (ANM) has claimed that he will apply a 'regulatory guillotine' to the domestic mining...
Captain AmazonJun 24, 20201 min readIndonesia's Economic Recovery Plan Includes Massive Environmental Damage and Human Rights ViolationsThe Indonesian government plans to prioritise 89 projects on its road to economic recovery after the coronavirus. These projects are...
Captain AmazonJun 23, 20201 min readBritish Banks Have Invested $2bn in Corporations Linked to DeforestationBetween January 2013 and May 2019, British banks invested $2 billion in Brazilian beef corporations linked to Amazonian deforestation....
Captain AmazonJun 12, 20201 min readEU Plans to Plant 3bn Trees to Tackle the Biodiversity CrisisThe EU wants to plant 3 billion trees within its borders by 2030 and develop a plan to protect Europe's largest primeval forests. These...
Captain AmazonJun 2, 20201 min readAustralia Ignores Scientists Warning by Letting Logging ResumeAfter the 2019-20 bushfire season, conservationists and scientists warned that if logging continues in Australia, more wildfires will...
Captain AmazonMay 30, 20202 min readIBAMA Employee was Assaulted by Illegal LoggersAn IBAMA (Brazil’s environmental protection agency) employee was assaulted by illegal loggers in April. The employee, Givanildo Lima, was...
Captain AmazonMay 27, 20201 min readIndonesian Parliament Passes Mining BillLast year, a mining bill was proposed by the Indonesian government that would allow mining corporations to exploit the environment and...
Captain AmazonMay 27, 20201 min readSwedish Banks Invest in Funds Financing Amazonian DeforestationAftonbladet, the most popular newspaper in Sweden, investigated Swedish funds and found that 3.5 billion Swedish Crowns (£295 million)...
Captain AmazonMay 23, 20201 min readEarth has lost Forest Cover the Size of Libya Since 1990, FAO RevealsAhead of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (GFRA) scheduled for next month, FAO released data revealing that the world has lost...
Captain AmazonMay 17, 20201 min readConservation Efforts on Madagascar at Risk After Covid-19 OutbreakSince the coronavirus outbreak, Madagascar has lost half a billion dollars in tourism revenue. Many of these funds would have gone to...
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