Indonesia signals about-face on COP26 zero-deforestation pledge
JAKARTA (REUTERS) – Indonesia’s environment minister has dismissed as “inappropriate and unfair” a global plan to end deforestation by 2030, days after her [...]
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Colorado, U.S. Forest Service strike first-of-its-kind deal for state park on national forest land
A 488-acre parcel of land adjacent to the Flat Tops Wilderness Area that includes one of the state’s largest natural lakes will be [...]
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 [...]
The Bootleg Fire tears across parts of Oregon ‘like a hurricane.’
Dozens of large wildfires have spread across 13 states, but few are as large and unpredictable as the Bootleg Fire, which has been [...]
Biden names new U.S. Forest Service chief, will oversee twice as much land as all national parks – The Denver Post
President Biden on Monday chose a Bay Area resident who has spent the past 14 years overseeing millions of acres of public land [...]
Biden plans to restore protections for Tongass National Forest that were stripped away by Trump.
By Coral Davenport The Biden administration plans to restore environmental protections to Alaska’s Tongass National Forest that had been stripped away at the [...]
The Biden administration releases its wildfire strategy as the climate threat grows.
By Christopher Flavelle The government has to do more to reduce the intensity of wildfires, starting with removing far more vegetation from federal [...]
Forest of Dean illegal rave broken up by police
An illegal rave in the Forest of Dean is being closed down, Gloucestershire Constabulary has said. The event took place on Saturday night [...]