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Global net zero efforts have fueled a nickel boom that is destroying Indonesia’s rainforests and coral reefs

3 days ago - forest are cleared to make way for mining operations and open-pit mines are dug into the earth. This deforestation destabilizes the land, making it more prone to erosion and flooding. In 2022 alone, Southeast Sulawesi experienced at least 21 floods and mudslides, significantly more than the two to three per year recorded before the mining boom began.

Rivers and streams also became contaminated with heavy metals and other pollutants, affecting both aquatic life ...

Forest area the size of France has regrown worldwide since 2000, new study reveals

May 23, 2021 -

The study, which is part of the WWF's Trillion Trees project, found that an area of forests the size of France has regrown around the world over the last 20 years, indicating that forest regeneration efforts are paying off.

Nearly 145 million acres of forests have regrown since 2000. In all, these forests can potentially absorb roughly 5.9 gigatons of carbon dioxide. This is more than the annual carbon dioxide emissions of the United States....

Forest bathing: Spend time in nature to reduce your stress

October 16, 2019 -

Since ancient times, people have benefited from taking walks in the forest. In 1982, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries came up with the technical term "shinrin-yoku," which translates to "forest bathing."

Experts say that forest bathing involves more than just walking through a natural environment. They define it as "making contact with the forest's atmosphere and taking in all of its associated ...

World’s forests are in better shape than many people realize

February 12, 2024 -

The piece, aptly titled “The World’s Forests Are Doing Much Better Than We Think," focuses on the fact that plenty of forests around the world are actually faring quite well. He notes that while the destruction of tropical forests attracts a lot of headlines, cooler climates are actually seeing great progress on this front.

For example, China’s forests have grown by 607,000 square kilometers since 1992, which is roughly equivalent ...

TRAVESTY: Germany’s Greens commence deforestation of Enchanted Forest to make way for wind turbines

December 11, 2023 - forest. And without sense or reason. We are worried about fire protection, pollution of drinking water and noise for the citizens."

The sparsely populated 200-square-kilometer forested area is located on a sandstone plateau and is renowned for both Grimms' fairy tales and the "Sleeping Beauty" castle of Sababurg.

(Related: Scotland is similarly chopping down 14 million trees in order to build massive "green" wind farms.)Saving the planet, ...

SHEER LUNACY: Bill Gates funding plan to cut down 70M acres of forests in America “to combat global warming”

September 12, 2023 -

This is another proof that "global warming" is a scam to make the rich become richer. The true reason for the devastation of forests is to acquire saleable carbon offsets.

Gates' plan to take advantage of the natural world for the sake of "climate change" was promoted in an article titled: "Chop Down Forests to Save the Planet? Maybe Not as Crazy as it Sounds." (Related: Bill Gates bankrolling DESTRUCTION OF ALL TREES to stop "global warming.")

The ...

Wasted tax money: Thousands of unused PPE sets dumped in Hampshire’s New Forest in the U.K.

June 26, 2023 -

The Guardian reported on June 19 that hundreds of thousands of unused PPE were "dumped" at a nature reserve in the Calmore area, near the New Forest's Testwood Lakes Nature Reserve. The discovery came after an investigation by the New Forest District Council (NFDC) into the use of land at Little Testwood Farm Caravan Park. Images shot by a drone near the reserve showed hundreds of PPE boxes piled on top of each other.

Some locals were mystified while others ...

Study shows tropical forests can recover “surprisingly fast” if left alone

December 19, 2022 -

DeWalt, who is also the chair of the College of Science's Department of Biological Sciences, explained that nature "will take care of it if we let it." She added that the restoration of tropical forests should rely on natural regeneration because it is the most efficient way of doing it

The restoration of tropical forests is also the most "ecologically efficient" and "economically efficient." Tropical forests are essential not just to the ...

Nearly a third of Sierra Nevada’s conifer forests destroyed by drought, wildfires

November 07, 2022 -

A recent study done by the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) measured the decrease in conifer forests that cover the southern area by utilizing geographical forest structure estimates, wildfire perimeter data and forest disturbance tracking algorithms.

Apart from the overall decline, the team also discovered that half of the mature forest habitat and 85 percent of high-density mature forests were either completely ...

Heatwaves, forest fires in Europe devastate crops and livestock

July 25, 2022 -

If the heatwaves and forest fires are not destroying crops and livestock enough, the Dutch government under the leadership of globalist Mark Rutte made sure to inflict some more damage.

The Dutch government recently imposed up to 30 percent of farmland reduction on its farmers. It imposed the same on cattle farms under the pretext that cattle manure is contributing immensely to global warming.

For weeks, Dutch farmers and their supporters have taken to the ...

Chinese researchers develop autonomous drones that can track people through dense forests

May 09, 2022 -

The two-minute-long video features a group of 10 palm-sized drones that scientists noted weighed less than a can of soda. The drones can be seen navigating through a dense bamboo forest by moving through gaps between bamboo trunks and navigating uneven ground, weeds and tangled branches.

In their latest experiments, the researchers proved that the swarm could easily track a human target as he walked through the forest. The drones even stayed focused on ...

Creating food forests out of front lawns can prepare communities for FOOD COLLAPSE – Brighteon.TV

April 24, 2022 -

This is according to Jim Gale, founder, CEO and chief storyteller of Food Forest Abundance, an organization dedicated to helping people grow their own food and become more self-sufficient. On April 20, Gale joined Dr. Peter Breggin on the latter's Brighteon.TV program, "ReFounding America," to talk about creating food forests in people's yards.

Earlier in the program, Breggin noted that more and more problems are emerging regarding global food supply ...

Peasants in China ordered to clear forests to grow emergency grain supplies in anticipation of global famine

March 22, 2022 -

The person recording the footage said: "We just received a notice that we are required to cut down these trees and grow grains instead, even if financially it ends up being a loss. Commodity prices are so high nowadays – fertilizers, pesticides and prices are ridiculously high."

According to the video, the forests being cleared out for growing grains are located at the city of Weifang in Shandong province. Local authorities in Weifang ordered the clearing of forest ...

CLIMATE CULT: Germany goes “green” by clear-cutting 1,000-year-old forest to build wind farm

February 15, 2022 -

The Reinhardswald, located in the beautiful hilly region west of Göttingen in Germany, is widely recognized as the "treasure house of European forests." Some people also call it "Grimm's fairy tale forest" because of how enchanting it is – though not for too much longer.

According to reports, 2,000 hectares of what is considered to be one of the last undisturbed forests in the world are being destroyed to make way for a "green" energy monstrosity ...

Report: Chinese banks second-largest financier of products linked to rainforest deforestation

December 04, 2021 -

Brazil, the world's largest producer of soy and the second-largest producer of beef, is the largest financier of forest-risk commodities in the world.

Data analyzed by Forests & Finance, a global coalition of non-governmental organizations, showed that from January 2016 to April 2020, Chinese institutions provided $15 billion in loans and underwriting services to companies that traded in commodities linked to deforestation in Southeast Asia, ...

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Critical environmental collapse: Hundreds of millions of trees are dying in North America

Federal government to lease out Ohio's only national forest to fracking interests

California's massive wildfires releasing mercury into the air, contaminating soil across North America

Biologists say Monsanto's glyphosate is devastating wildlife; deer populations down 50 percent

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Forest fires release 44 tons of mercury into the air each year in North America

Forest fires release 44 tons of mercury into the air each year in North America

Forest fires release 44 tons of mercury into the air each year in North America

Death of 19 firefighters in Arizona begs the question: Why do we keep putting out forest fires in the first place?

Forest fires ...