Stories Tagged as
Deforestation
There's a boom in building warehouses, but what does that mean for the environment?
by
Emily Jones
Aug 3, 2022
New warehouses can sometimes replace green space, which has climate implications.
What your chocolate bar has to do with deforestation
by
Andie Corban
and Kai Ryssdal
Nov 8, 2019
Steven Mufson of The Washington Post explains why companies are struggling to farm cocoa sustainably.
Chinese demand wiping out forests of neighboring Burma
by
Rob Schmitz
Feb 11, 2016
A town on China's border with Burma is at the crossroads of an illegal trade.
Cellphones as logging detectors
by
Molly Wood
Jul 15, 2014
An entrepreneur looks to fight illegal loggers, one used cellphone at a time.
Efforts pay off in fighting deforestation in Brazil
Feb 6, 2012
The Brazilian government has ramped up efforts to stop deforestation in the Amazon. So far, it seems to be slowly working.