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Why deforestation matters—and what we can do to stop it
Large scale destruction of trees—deforestation—affects ecosystems ... With wild habitats destroyed and human life ever expanding, the line between animal and human areas blurs, opening ...
Seattle Times13y
Artist colors trees blue to draw attention to deforestation problem
From the cherry blossoms to the evergreens, trees ... art installation The Blue Trees. The project, at Westlake Park and the Burke-Gilman Trail in Kenmore, is meant to draw attention to deforestation.
NPR6mon
At the U.N.'s global biodiversity convention, nations pledge to reverse deforestation
A recent biodiversity meeting acknowledged the serious problem of deforestation while a new report on global environmental threats to trees offered a startling estimate. At a noisy press ...
MarketWatch2y
We’re not paying countries enough to save trees from deforestation. Here’s the price that would actually make a dent in climate change.
The current price applied to a forest’s carbon-absorbing benefits is set far too low to convince those cutting down trees to stop ... the perceived benefits of deforestation, which might ...