Logs lay at a wood mill surrounded by recently charred and deforested fields near Porto Velho, Rondonia state, Brazil. The Brazilian Amazon saw 30,901 fires in August, the highest ...
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A lone tree stands in a deforested farm field near Porto Velho, Brazil. While many of the recorded fires this year were set in already deforested areas by people clearing land for ...
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A truck carries logs amid forest fires along the road to Jacunda National Forest near the city of Porto Velho in the Vila Nova Samuel region which is part of Brazil's Amazon. Criti...
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Deforestation advances into the jungle near Jaci Parana, state of Rondonia, Brazil. Brazil says military aircraft and 44,000 troops will be available to fight fires sweeping throug...
Prakash Javadekar launched the Nagar Van or Urban Forests with 200 corporations and cities across India while urging people to actively participate and increase the tree cover in their areas.
Sundari trees, after which the mangrove forest is named, are on the brink of extinction in West Bengal due to excessive logging in the past for its high value wood and now with seawater rise.