Iceland tries to bring back trees razed by the Vikings
by Jeremie RICHARD REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) -- Before being colonized by the Vikings, Iceland was lush with forests but the…
7 years ago
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Least forested country in Europe – Iceland tries to bring back trees razed by the Vikings
by Jeremie RICHARD Agence France Presse REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) -- Before being colonized by the Vikings, Iceland was lush…
7 years ago
Deforestation + climate change = dead end for wildlife
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Climate change combined with galloping tropical deforestation is cutting off wildlife from life-saving…
7 years ago
Chinese firefighters contain forest fire after 30 dead
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Firefighters in southwest China contained a forest blaze on Tuesday after it claimed the lives…
7 years ago
Handful of states hold fate of world’s vanishing wilderness
by Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- More than 70 percent of Earth's last untouched wilderness lies…
8 years ago
Protecting nature the best way to keep planet cool: report
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The best -- and fairest -- way to cap global…
8 years ago
California scorched by raging wildfires the size of LA
by Josh Edelson Agence France Presse MENDOCINO, United States (AFP) -- Thousands of firefighters battled relentless flames ripping across California…
8 years ago
Forest fire threatens California’s fabled Yosemite
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A vast fire in northern California has destroyed 50 km2 (more than 12,000 acres),…
8 years ago
Borneo orangutans dying off as forests are lost: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- The population of orangutans in Borneo has plummeted by more than half since 1999 --…
8 years ago
For Amazon tribe, rainforest is a whole world
by Sebastian Smith Agence France-Presse Waiãpi, Brazil (AFP) -- When Japarupi Waiapi looks into the dense foliage of the Amazon rainforest, he…
9 years ago
Forest loss means tropics emit more carbon than they trap: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- The widespread loss of forests in the tropics means the region emits more carbon than…
9 years ago
Paying to preserve trees helps fight warming: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Paying small amounts of cash to convince landowners not to cut down their trees is…
9 years ago
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