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One result is that shifting cultivation is not the primary cause of deforestation in all world regions, while transport extension (including the construction of new roads) is the largest single proximate factor responsible for deforestation. [19] Habitat size and numbers of species are systematically related.
Avoided Deforestation Partners, or AD Partners, is a non-profit organization under the auspices of the Center for International Policy in Washington, D.C. [1] AD Partners is involved in the global effort to solve climate change by working to end deforestation in tropical rainforest countries. [2]
This article lists film and television works which feature or discuss the environment, environmentalism or environmental issues.. Some notable and commercially successful films have featured environmental themes [1] and are commemorated through several environmental film festivals held annually.
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet is a 2020 British documentary film [1] narrated by David Attenborough and produced and directed by Jonnie Hughes. [2] The film acts as a "witness statement", [3] through which Attenborough shares first-hand his concern for the current state of the planet due to humanity's impact on nature and his hopes for the future. [4]
Nitrogen levels in Cattle Creek were three times above environmentally safe levels and the creek was a muddy mess with sediment levels at least one-and-a-half times water quality thresholds.”On ...
The U.K. government said it has received commitments from leaders representing more than 85% of the world’s forests to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030. At COP26, over 100 countries pledge ...
Land use change, especially in the form of deforestation, is the second largest source of carbon dioxide emissions from human activities, after the burning of fossil fuels. [4] [5] Greenhouse gases are emitted from deforestation during the burning of forest biomass and decomposition of remaining plant material and soil carbon.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) FULL GROWN CO-FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR, GAVIN MUNRO, SAYING: "Instead of force-growing a tree for 50 years and then cutting it down, the idea is to grow the tree into the shape ...