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Deforestation ‘out of control’ in reserve in Brazil’s cattle capital
Forest destruction has ravaged Triunfo do Xingu, a reserve earmarked for sustainable use that has nonetheless become one of the most deforested slices of the Brazilian Amazon.
‘Panic’ sets in as armed groups occupy, deforest Colombian national park
Authorities say illegal cattle ranching, coca growing and land-grabbing are driving deforestation in the park, much of it reportedly done at the hands of armed groups affiliated with FARC dissident factions.
Indigenous lands under siege as buffalo frenzy grips the Amazon
‘A crisis situation’: Extinctions loom as forests are erased in Mozambique
Inselberg forests are Mozambique's last inland primary forests. But they're getting smaller and smaller.
‘Witnessing extinction in the flames’ as the Amazon burns for agribusiness
The vast and biodiverse Triunfo do Xingu protected area in the Brazilian Amazon lost 22 percent of its forest cover between 2007 and 2018, with figures this year indicating the rate of deforestation is accelerating.
Cocoa and gunshots: The struggle to save a threatened forest in Nigeria
Nigeria's Omo Forest Reserve provides important habitat for animals such as forest elephants, as well as drinking water for the city of Lagos.But the reserve has been severely deforested.
Agriculture, mining, hunting push critically endangered gorillas to the brink
Congo serves as an essential carbon sink, storing an estimated 22.9 gigatons of carbon and is also one of the world's most important biodiversity hotspots.