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    Deforestation

    Deforestation is the intentional clearing of wooded areas, often for the development of ranches or more urban spaces. Excessive deforestation can cause a number of environmental problems, such as erosion and flooding.

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    • APR 16, 2018
      Earth & The Environment
      What logging does to your water
      What logging does to your water
      There are a lot of issues with deforestation. However, for some nations around the world, logging jobs provide stable so ...
      Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
      3
      APR 07, 2018
      Earth & The Environment
      Think twice before you pee in this pond
      Think twice before you pee in this pond
      Walden Pond, in Concord, Massachusetts was made famous by Henry David Thoreau after his experience of living shore-side ...
      Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
      3
      MAR 30, 2018
      Chemistry & Physics
      New Extraction System Pulls Water Out of Bone-Dry Air
      New Extraction System Pulls Water Out of Bone-Dry Air
      Water scarcity problem is no longer just an issue for small, isolated community. Climate change, pollution, agriculture ...
      Written By: Daniel Duan
      2
      MAR 21, 2018
      Earth & The Environment
      Deforestation in the Amazon: There may be no going back
      Deforestation in the Amazon: There may be no going back
      Can you imagine the world without the Amazon rainforest? It’s an image that none of us want to see, and yet the re ...
      Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
      3
      MAR 09, 2018
      Earth & The Environment
      Will Congress fell Tongass's 800 year-old trees?
      Will Congress fell Tongass's 800 year-old trees?
      Tongass National Forest is the last remaining National Forest that still allows clear-cut old-growth logging. And that h ...
      Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
      3
      MAR 06, 2018
      Earth & The Environment
      Carbon credit pricing needs to be higher to save forests
      Carbon credit pricing needs to be higher to save forests
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      Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
      3
      FEB 19, 2018
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      100,000 Bornean Orangutans Perished Between 1999 and 2015
      100,000 Bornean Orangutans Perished Between 1999 and 2015
      A new paper published in the journal Current Biology underscores how Bornean orangutans appear to be in grave danger. Im ...
      Written By: Anthony Bouchard
      4
      JAN 22, 2018
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      Güiña Wildcats of Chile Are Faring Better Than Initially Thought
      Güiña Wildcats of Chile Are Faring Better Than Initially Thought
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      DEC 26, 2017
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      One of the World's Rarest and Ugliest Pigs Caught on Camera
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      DEC 13, 2017
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      Cheetahs - Vulnerable or Endangered?
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      Written By: Anthony Bouchard
      3
      DEC 11, 2017
      Earth & The Environment
      Papua New Guinea establishes largest conservation area yet
      Papua New Guinea establishes largest conservation area yet
      After 32 long years of advocating from local communities and non-profits, Papua New Guinea’s recent declaration of ...
      Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
      3
      DEC 11, 2017
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      3
      DEC 06, 2017
      Plants & Animals
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      Sumatran Tigers Impacted by Deforestation and Fragmentation
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      Written By: Anthony Bouchard
      3
      OCT 05, 2017
      Earth & The Environment
      The most wildfires Brazil has ever seen ravage the Amazon
      The most wildfires Brazil has ever seen ravage the Amazon
      Forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon are not new. Fire Season usually lasts from July to November, but recent burning th ...
      Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
      1
      SEP 26, 2017
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      Giant Pandas Are in Trouble Again, Study Suggests
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      AUG 31, 2017
      Plants & Animals
      381 New Species Discovered in the Amazon, But There's Bad News...
      381 New Species Discovered in the Amazon, But There's Bad News...
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      Written By: Anthony Bouchard
      3
      JUL 18, 2017
      Earth & The Environment
      Colombia expands indigenous lands to fight deforestation
      Colombia expands indigenous lands to fight deforestation
      In an effort to do its part on curbing deforestation and subsequent climate change, Colombia has announced the expansion ...
      Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
      3
      MAY 22, 2017
      Videos
      When deforestation is a good thing
      When deforestation is a good thing
      More than 13,300 of Northern Scotland's tree plantations are being cut down in the name of climate change. This region i ...
      Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
      3
      APR 16, 2017
      Plants & Animals
      There Are Over 60,000 Tree Species in the World
      There Are Over 60,000 Tree Species in the World
      If you were to scavenge the world to see just how many different kinds of trees there were, you would find so many that ...
      Written By: Anthony Bouchard
      3
      APR 05, 2017
      Earth & The Environment
      Forest fragmentation responsible for one third of carbon emissions
      Forest fragmentation responsible for one third of carbon emissions
      UFZ researchers Prof. Andreas Huth and Dr. Rico Fischer led a new study in collaboration with the Helmholtz Centre for E ...
      Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
      3
      FEB 20, 2017
      Earth & The Environment
      Protected forest areas are a big source of carbon emissions
      Protected forest areas are a big source of carbon emissions
      A new study published in Nature’s Scientific Reports unveils disturbing information about deforestation within cer ...
      Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
      2
      FEB 15, 2017
      Plants & Animals
      Researchers Capture Rare Footage of Dryas Monkeys in the Congo Basin Rainforest
      Researchers Capture Rare Footage of Dryas Monkeys in the Congo Basin Rainforest
      There exists a critically-endangered species of monkey so rare that it was once thought to be extinct, but rare footage ...
      Written By: Anthony Bouchard
      4
      FEB 03, 2017
      Plants & Animals
      Over Half of the World's Primates Are Facing Possible Extinction Crises
      Over Half of the World's Primates Are Facing Possible Extinction Crises
      Primates around the world are going through quite a pickle right now. Between the dangers of deforestation, illegal hunt ...
      Written By: Anthony Bouchard
      3
      FEB 02, 2017
      Plants & Animals
      Common Pesticides Threaten Up to 97% of Endangered Species
      Common Pesticides Threaten Up to 97% of Endangered Species
      There are a number of animal species that are having a hard time right now because of the ever-changing environment. Amo ...
      Written By: Anthony Bouchard
      4
    APR 16, 2018
    Earth & The Environment
    What logging does to your water
    What logging does to your water
    There are a lot of issues with deforestation. However, for some nations around the world, logging jobs provide stable so ...
    Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
    3
    APR 07, 2018
    Earth & The Environment
    Think twice before you pee in this pond
    Think twice before you pee in this pond
    Walden Pond, in Concord, Massachusetts was made famous by Henry David Thoreau after his experience of living shore-side ...
    Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
    3
    MAR 30, 2018
    Chemistry & Physics
    New Extraction System Pulls Water Out of Bone-Dry Air
    New Extraction System Pulls Water Out of Bone-Dry Air
    Water scarcity problem is no longer just an issue for small, isolated community. Climate change, pollution, agriculture ...
    Written By: Daniel Duan
    2
    MAR 21, 2018
    Earth & The Environment
    Deforestation in the Amazon: There may be no going back
    Deforestation in the Amazon: There may be no going back
    Can you imagine the world without the Amazon rainforest? It’s an image that none of us want to see, and yet the re ...
    Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
    3
    MAR 09, 2018
    Earth & The Environment
    Will Congress fell Tongass's 800 year-old trees?
    Will Congress fell Tongass's 800 year-old trees?
    Tongass National Forest is the last remaining National Forest that still allows clear-cut old-growth logging. And that h ...
    Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
    3
     
     
  • MAR 06, 2018
    Earth & The Environment
    Carbon credit pricing needs to be higher to save forests
    Carbon credit pricing needs to be higher to save forests
    You may have heard about carbon finance schemes. They’re systems set up to incentivize keeping trees in the ground ...
    Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
    3
    FEB 19, 2018
    Plants & Animals
    100,000 Bornean Orangutans Perished Between 1999 and 2015
    100,000 Bornean Orangutans Perished Between 1999 and 2015
    A new paper published in the journal Current Biology underscores how Bornean orangutans appear to be in grave danger. Im ...
    Written By: Anthony Bouchard
    4
    JAN 22, 2018
    Plants & Animals
    Güiña Wildcats of Chile Are Faring Better Than Initially Thought
    Güiña Wildcats of Chile Are Faring Better Than Initially Thought
    The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognizes the güiña wildcat of Chile (Leopard ...
    Written By: Anthony Bouchard
    3
    DEC 26, 2017
    Plants & Animals
    One of the World's Rarest and Ugliest Pigs Caught on Camera
    One of the World's Rarest and Ugliest Pigs Caught on Camera
    A whole host of animals around the globe face the very real threat of imminent extinction, and one of those just happens ...
    Written By: Anthony Bouchard
    2
    DEC 13, 2017
    Plants & Animals
    Cheetahs - Vulnerable or Endangered?
    Cheetahs - Vulnerable or Endangered?
    The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red List recognizes the cheetah as a “vulner ...
    Written By: Anthony Bouchard
    3
     
     
  • DEC 11, 2017
    Earth & The Environment
    Papua New Guinea establishes largest conservation area yet
    Papua New Guinea establishes largest conservation area yet
    After 32 long years of advocating from local communities and non-profits, Papua New Guinea’s recent declaration of ...
    Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
    3
    DEC 11, 2017
    Plants & Animals
    Elephants and Train Tracks Don't Mix
    Elephants and Train Tracks Don't Mix
    In a tragic turn of events for elephant lovers, at least five of the animals from India died over the weekend while cros ...
    Written By: Anthony Bouchard
    3
    DEC 06, 2017
    Plants & Animals
    Sumatran Tigers Impacted by Deforestation and Fragmentation
    Sumatran Tigers Impacted by Deforestation and Fragmentation
    Deforestation around the globe has a negative impact on the wildlife that depends on forests and jungles to survive. One ...
    Written By: Anthony Bouchard
    3
    OCT 05, 2017
    Earth & The Environment
    The most wildfires Brazil has ever seen ravage the Amazon
    The most wildfires Brazil has ever seen ravage the Amazon
    Forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon are not new. Fire Season usually lasts from July to November, but recent burning th ...
    Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
    1
    SEP 26, 2017
    Plants & Animals
    Giant Pandas Are in Trouble Again, Study Suggests
    Giant Pandas Are in Trouble Again, Study Suggests
    The giant panda was once considered an endangered animal species by the International Union for the Conservation of Natu ...
    Written By: Anthony Bouchard
    3
     
     
  • AUG 31, 2017
    Plants & Animals
    381 New Species Discovered in the Amazon, But There's Bad News...
    381 New Species Discovered in the Amazon, But There's Bad News...
    The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced on Friday the discovery of at least 381 new species throughout the Amazon rainfo ...
    Written By: Anthony Bouchard
    3
    JUL 18, 2017
    Earth & The Environment
    Colombia expands indigenous lands to fight deforestation
    Colombia expands indigenous lands to fight deforestation
    In an effort to do its part on curbing deforestation and subsequent climate change, Colombia has announced the expansion ...
    Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
    3
    MAY 22, 2017
    Videos
    When deforestation is a good thing
    When deforestation is a good thing
    More than 13,300 of Northern Scotland's tree plantations are being cut down in the name of climate change. This region i ...
    Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
    3
    APR 16, 2017
    Plants & Animals
    There Are Over 60,000 Tree Species in the World
    There Are Over 60,000 Tree Species in the World
    If you were to scavenge the world to see just how many different kinds of trees there were, you would find so many that ...
    Written By: Anthony Bouchard
    3
    APR 05, 2017
    Earth & The Environment
    Forest fragmentation responsible for one third of carbon emissions
    Forest fragmentation responsible for one third of carbon emissions
    UFZ researchers Prof. Andreas Huth and Dr. Rico Fischer led a new study in collaboration with the Helmholtz Centre for E ...
    Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
    3
     
     
  • FEB 20, 2017
    Earth & The Environment
    Protected forest areas are a big source of carbon emissions
    Protected forest areas are a big source of carbon emissions
    A new study published in Nature’s Scientific Reports unveils disturbing information about deforestation within cer ...
    Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
    2
    FEB 15, 2017
    Plants & Animals
    Researchers Capture Rare Footage of Dryas Monkeys in the Congo Basin Rainforest
    Researchers Capture Rare Footage of Dryas Monkeys in the Congo Basin Rainforest
    There exists a critically-endangered species of monkey so rare that it was once thought to be extinct, but rare footage ...
    Written By: Anthony Bouchard
    4
    FEB 03, 2017
    Plants & Animals
    Over Half of the World's Primates Are Facing Possible Extinction Crises
    Over Half of the World's Primates Are Facing Possible Extinction Crises
    Primates around the world are going through quite a pickle right now. Between the dangers of deforestation, illegal hunt ...
    Written By: Anthony Bouchard
    3
    FEB 02, 2017
    Plants & Animals
    Common Pesticides Threaten Up to 97% of Endangered Species
    Common Pesticides Threaten Up to 97% of Endangered Species
    There are a number of animal species that are having a hard time right now because of the ever-changing environment. Amo ...
    Written By: Anthony Bouchard
    4
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