Tag: Rainforest
Environment – New EU rule to protect the rainforest – Economy
The EU is taking action against deforestation with a new law. Negotiators from the European Parliament and EU states agreed on an import ban for certain raw materials if forests…
Cacao cultivation and rainforest: The high price of chocolate
Status: 06.12.2022 08:23 In the Christmas season it is particularly in demand again: chocolate. But cocoa cultivation continues to destroy huge areas of rainforest – and child labor is still…
Brazil: Germany wants to release Lula’s rainforest money after victory
Brazil Germany wants to release Lula’s rainforest money after victory Germany wants to release money for the Amazon again after Bolsonaro lost the presidential election. photo © Dieh Sacramento/dpa Under…
Brazil: Lula’s victory as hope for democracy and the rainforest
opinion election in Brazil Democracy lives – but Lula sends another important message Lula’s supporters are happy: this group celebrates the election victory against Jair Bolsonaro in Sao Paolo ©…
How many ants are there in the world? – Knowledge
What do humans and ants have in common? They are everywhere. There are ants on every continent. But despite their ubiquity, there is still a lot that is not known…
Amazon: Record fires eat up rainforest
Status: 09/14/2022 10:40 a.m It’s dry season in the Amazon – ideal for land thieves in Brazil to create facts with logging and setting fires. This is now considered the…
Amazon Day: WWF warns of consequences of rainforest destruction
Day of the Amazon WWF warns of consequences of rainforest destruction Smoke rises during a fire in the Brazilian Amazon. photo © Andre Penner/AP/dpa Today, Monday, Brazil commemorates the founding…
Congo wants to drill for oil and gas in the rainforest – knowledge
Of Bernd Dorries, Cape Town If you had to pick a place on earth where oil production could cause the most harm to people and nature, your pick would probably…
Brazil: Controversy over road expansion in the rainforest – Opinion
If you drive south from the Amazon metropolis of Manaus by ship and car, you come to the BR 319. The highway leads straight through the Brazilian Amazon region, hundreds…
European Union: Hope for the Rainforest – Economy
Forest destruction is often measured in terms of the size of soccer fields, so that people can better understand it. A soccer field every 90 seconds – that’s how much…