Articles tagged as: rate of deforestation
Papua New Guinea Forests Being Cut and Burned Away
June 3, 2008
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea, June 3, 2008 (ENS) – At the same time that the government of Papua New Guinea is seeking compensation for conserving the carbon-trapping capacity of its the world’s third largest expanse of tropical forests, destruction of these forests is occurring so fast that by 2021 most of the areas accessible [...]
Read More »Kyrgyz Greens Warn of Deforestation Risks
March 12, 2008
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, March 11, 2008 (ENS) – Environmentalists in Kyrgyzstan are raising the alarm over the speed with which this Central Asian country is losing its forests. In the last 50 years, the former Soviet republic has lost more than half its forests, and experts are warning that if logging continues at the current rate, [...]
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