Poland's 'priceless' primeval forest pits environmentalists against state
TEREMISKI, POLAND (AFP) – Stopping by a giant oak tree in Europe’s largest surviving primeval forest, environmental journalist Adam Wajrak pauses in admiration. [...]
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Global conservation forum votes to protect Amazon forest from 'apocalyptic scenario'
BOGOTA (THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION) – Tribes from the Amazon and thousands of environmentalists, scientists and diplomats voted on Friday (Sept 10), at a [...]
Brazil, reversing course, says will keep fighting Amazon deforestation
BRASILIA/POCONÉ, Brazil (Reuters) – In a dramatic u-turn, Brazil’s Environment Ministry said on Friday it would continue to fight deforestation, reversing its position [...]
Special Report: One Brazilian farmer tried – and failed – to ranch more responsibly in the Amazon
TAILANDIA, Brazil (Reuters) – Mauro Lucio Costa wanted to do the right thing for the world’s largest rainforest. For decades, the third-generation rancher [...]