A fresh wave of logging is hitting America's national forests, writes Brett Haverstick. But this time it's all for the sake of 'forest health' and 'fire prevention'. It might look like industrial clear-cutting to you and me, but really, it's in a good cause. And if the forests and precious ecosystems they harbor just happen to perish in the process ... well ain't that just too bad?
… logging threatens US National Forests Brett Haverstick | 10th April 2017 Comment Forests Logging Health USA Commons Ecology … wave of logging is hitting America's national forests, writes Brett Haverstick. But this …
L'Oreal, the world's largest beauty and cosmetics company, has committed to remove forest destruction from its products by 2020.
… Ecologist | 30th January 2014 News Palm Oil Forests Indonesia Health borneo-orangutan.png … allow their suppliers six more years to clear forests" , said Bustar. "With global warming … New Guinea and Africa is already threatening forests, sparking controversy and conflict …
If you go down to the woods today (and stay at least until tomorrow) you're sure to come home feeling a whole lot better says Susan Clark, who recommends holing up in one of the UK's Forest Holidays' log cabins for a day or two ...
Forest Holidays: Happiness (Proven) Amongst The Trees Susan Clark | 27th June 2013 Ethical Living Natural World Health forestholidays.jpg 'Bathing' yourself in nature is scientifically proven to have …
The economic and climate-related impacts of forest destruction are well known, but continued logging could unleash devastating new pandemics and spread fatal diseases into the human population, scientists tell the Ecologist
… and economics are well known. Rainforests are also reservoirs for possible … need to stop destruction of the world's forests. In a series of exclusive interviews, … the Ecologist that if we don't keep remaining forests intact there is a danger that some of …
The outbreak of Ebola in West Africa had everything to do with logging, deforestation and the disruption of traditional agro-forestry by large scale industrial agriculture, writes Rob Wallace. The only long term solution to this terrible disease may lie in forest conservation, the restoration of agroecological farming systems, and the exclusion of agribusiness investment.
… July 2015 News Food Farming Ecology Health Forests Science conakry-guinea-cut.jpg The … and the Congo Basin, the two largest rainforests in the world. Palm oil represents a … and services for croplands, pastureland and forests. The maps show landscapes are …
According to the World Health Organisation, more than 30 serious new diseases have emerged in the last three decades. Mark Walters describes one of them, Lyme disease, and shows how our destruction of the environment is inextricably linked to its proliferation
… Infectious Diseases Farming Food Chain Forests Natural World Health … comparatively stable and biologically rich forests of the eastern United States. From … the unfortunate history of the US’s eastern forests, and it was connected to autumn oaks …
It's not just people, animals and trees that suffer from radiation at Chernobyl, writes Rachel Nuwer, but also decomposer fungi and microbes. And with the buildup of dead wood comes the risk of catastrophic fire - which could spread radiation far and wide.
… Chernobyl's forests - dead wood and leaves preserved by … Nuwer Smithsonian | 24th March 2014 News Forests Ukraine Nuclear Power Radiation Health … study. "It was striking, given that in the forests where I live, a fallen tree is mostly …
The medical response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has been monstrously inadequate, writes Richard Kock. But so has been recognition of the underlying causes - in particular the explosive spread of industrial oil palm, which disrupts the ecology of forests and farms, and undermines local economy and traditional governance, leading to a 'perfect storm' of disease.
… oil palm, which disrupts the ecology of forests and farms, and undermines local … where a similar trend of deep-cutting into forests for agricultural development has … Palm oil's relentless march at the expense of forests and health This is not unheard of; the …
A massive decontamination exercise is under way in Iitate Village near Fukushima, writes Kendra Ulrich: step one in a plan to force 6,000 residents back into the evacuated zone in 2017. But as radiation levels remain stubbornly high, it looks like the real plan is to 'normalize' nuclear catastrophe, while making Iitate residents nuclear victims twice over - and this time, it's deliberate.
Japan and IAEA risk Fukushima victims' lives with forced return Kendra Ulrich Greenpeace Japan | 29th July 2015 News Nuclear Health Japan Un Politics iitate-earth-cut.jpg A massive decontamination …
London cyclists were protesting yesterday at the failure of all but a handful of London's 33 Boroughs to invest in safe cycle routes - and the many thousands of deaths that failure is causing. Donnachadh McCarthy reports.
Protesting the London Boroughs 'wall of death' Donnachadh McCarthy | 3rd April 2014 Comment Transport London UK Health wall-of-death-3.png London cyclists were protesting yesterday at the failure of …
A failure to act to reduce the impacts of climate change could cost Europe almost €200 billion and 200,000 lives a year, writes Tim Radford. These 'conservative estimates' are published in a new European Commission study.
… July 2014 News EU Climate Changes Flooding Forests Health sun-russian-smoke-cut.jpg A …
Evolutionary biologist Timothy Mousseau and his colleagues have published 90 studies that prove beyond all doubt the deleterious genetic and developmental effects on wildlife of exposure to radiation from both the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters, writes Linda Pentz Gunter. But all that peer-reviewed science has done little to dampen the 'official' perception of Chernobyl's silent forests as a thriving nature reserve.
… 'official' perception of Chernobyl's silent forests as a thriving nature reserve. Dr …
A decade ago, soya was being hailed as a superfood but in recent years, numerous issues surrounding deforestation and its impact on health have come to light
The dark side of soya: how one super crop lost its way Amy Hall | 1st May 2012 Ethical Living Soy Deforestation WWF Greenpeace Gm Soya Health Farming Food And Farming Climate Change Natural World …
Peter Bunyard on the battle against malaria, a fallen hero of the Colombian medical establishment and the mysterious fate of thousands of unique primates.
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Ebola has wiped out a third of chimps and gorillas since the 1990s, writes Meera Inglis, and together with hunting and deforestation is pushing them towards extinction. So why haven't we even used a safe, effective Ebola vaccine developed for chimps and gorillas?
Ebola is killing chimps and gorillas too - now we must save them! Meera Inglis | 29th January 2015 Comment Health Primates Extinction Africa mtn-gorilla-uganda-cut.jpg Ebola has wiped out a third of …
The increase in meat and dairy consumption is set to cause huge increases in greenhouse gases, reports Tim Radford. A shift to less animal-based diets would cut greenhouse gases, conserve forests and grasslands - and make us all healthier, with reduced obesity, diabetes and associated conditions.
… diets would cut greenhouse gases, conserve forests and grasslands - and make us all … would be reduced; reduced pressure to clear forests and savannah for farmland, so … the destruction of an area of tropical forests and savannahs of an area half as large …
How much rainforest does it take for one celebrity to snort another one under the table? Nick Kettles investigates the devastating environmental impact of cocaine use.
… lives on some 1,200 hectares in the cloud forests of southwestern Colombia and is … of valuable rainforest. These are the same forests that new research published in Nature … of the war itself. More than half the forests in three Afghan provinces have been …
Survivors of a previously unknown Amazon tribe have escaped gunmen in Peru, seeking refuge with settled indigenous communities in Brazil. But as Alice Bayer reports, their problems are far from over. Many remain under threat in Peru, and even the refugees are at risk of common but potentially lethal infections.
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Trees in cities make us feel happier and more relaxed, writes Pat Thomas, but that's only the beginning of the benefits they confer. They also reduce air pollution, levels of asthma and other respiratory problems, and lower healthcare costs by $7 billion in the US alone.
… | 9th August 2014 Comment Health USA Science Forests tree-hugger-cut.jpg Trees in cities …
Ebola and many other diseases have their origin in wild animals, writes Robert Young. The biggest opportunities for infection arises when people hunt and eat diseased animals, exposing themselves to their viruses and bacteria. To keep 'other ebolas' at bay, we must put an end to the bushmeat trade.
… But what about the native people who live in forests? Surely they have been fighting this … Wild animals hunted and eaten in tropical forests are known as bushmeat - and bushmeat … friendly manner. As their traditional forests are hit, and the easy pickings dry up, …
The human family must come together now to stop Ebola in West Africa or risk a global pandemic that could potentially kill billions, writes Glen Barry. And that will mean solving, with equity and justice, the disease's root causes: rainforest loss, poverty, war and overpopulation.
… | 26th October 2014 Activism Health Africa Forests Society children-guinea-cut.jpg The … Ebola existed at low levels in intact rainforests, only emerging as forests were overwhelmed by over-population …
Over a year after violent conflict began in East Ukraine, indications are emerging of its severe environmental impacts in the highly industrialised Donbas region, and the grave health risks to civilians that will endure long into the future. The area will need international assistance both to reduce the hazards, and to 'green' the region's often polluting industries.
… of the dry summer climate, steppes and forests have burnt more often than would have …
Two critical markets are pursuing a stressed planet’s renewable resources, presenting policymakers with complex and difficult choices. The Worldwatch Institute’s latest look at Earth’s “vital signs” sees dangerous times ahead as the “sustainability crisis” unfolds. China Dialogue's Maryann Bird investigates
… spurring entrepreneurs to clear tropical forests in southeast Asia in order to expand …