About 17 percent of the Amazon has been lost to deforestation, which intensifies the effects of climate change. Imazon, a nonprofit research institution, uses real-time satellite imagery and mapping technology to help combat the problem.
Tag archives for Deforestation
10 Ways the U.S. Government is Fighting Global Climate Change (that you’ve never heard about)
Cooking With Green Charcoal Helps to Reduce Deforestation in Haiti
Forest Success Stories Draw Crowd at U.N. Climate Talks in Warsaw
Forestry and development experts gather in Warsaw to discuss successes and challenges in advancing forest conservation. Read more >>
How Better-Trained Farmers are Slowing Brazil’s Deforestation
In partnership with Mercy Corps and the Skoll Foundation, USAID along with Imazon, is proving that environmental sustainability, economic growth, land rights and good governance can actually go together. Read more >>
Pressures on the Plundered Planet
Paul Collier, Professor of Economics at Oxford University, spoke earlier today at USAID’s Frontiers in Development Forum, and will speak again tomorrow morning. Below is an excerpt from his contribution to the Frontiers in Development essays. As the world economy grows, it increasingly faces natural constraints. These provide both new opportunities and new risks for the […]
Project in Haiti fights deforestation, commemorates earthquake victims
In the mountains south of Port-au-Prince, there is little evidence of the earthquake that devastated the capital city last year. The mountains suffer from a different kind of damage: decades of deforestation. Haitian schoolchildren participating in a USAID project recently hiked into Parc National La Visite on a dual-purpose mission. About 40 kids, who live […]
Russians are Committed to Improving Energy Efficiency and Protecting their Environment
by Jonathan Hale Energy and environmental issues have been a key focus of my visit to Russia this week. I had the great opportunity to meet with officials at the Ministry of Energy, which is responsible for improving energy efficiency in Russia, as well as with civic leaders from environmental groups and the Institute for […]
Collaborating to Conserve Forests in Southeast Asia
At a U.S.-funded workshop on May 6, representatives from government agencies and non-governmental organizations in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam convened to forge a strategy for preserving the forests of the Lower Mekong. These forests are home to more than 25 million people in Vietnam alone, and are threatened by deforestation and degradation. Participants at […]
