Amazon paradox: drop in large-scale deforestation makes enforcement more difficult

Mongabay
By Rhett ButlerAug 19, 2015, 7:58 pm63 pts
While deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen sharply over the past decade, a larger share of forest loss is now being driven by actors who are more difficult to control, putting up a new challenge in the battle to limit destruction of Earth's largest rainforest, reports a new study published by…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- x.com
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on EcoTopical

Rivian R3 will be ‘materially’ cheaper than R2, and R4 goes even lower 129

Offshore wind job training built for a boom is facing down a bust 129

Emissions from the past decade have made Europe's recent heat waves worse 128

World Rhino Day: What does it take to save a species? 127

Day and night get equal billing on Tuesday. A guide to the fall equinox 125

Nissan Rogue Hybrid — Look, Ma, No Plug! 124

Opinion: Believe what you are seeing and feeling — the climate is changing 119

Competing Climate Visions Clash at UN General Assembly 118

About EcoTopical

Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.

Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.