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Fires and poverty fuel deforestation in Nigeria
From 2002 to 2021, the protected area in southwest Nigeria lost 45 percent of its primary forest. The burden of fires is crucial. Socioeconomic and demographic factors are driving the trend

Smoked fish is driving deforestation up in Congo-Brazzaville
In the Republic of Congo, growing demand for firewood is fueling deforestation. After mangroves, alarm now extends to inland forests

Deforestation slows but global forests are still in danger
The results of the latest FAO survey: agriculture and livestock fuel forests destruction. Tropical regions are the epicenter of the problem. The protection of forested areas could save 3.6 billion tons of CO2 each year.

At the end of July, a global meeting on the link between healthy soil and nutrition
From 26 to 29 July, hundreds of representatives from the political, agricultural, environmental, scientific and industrial world will participate in the Global Symposium on Soil for nutrition. Until the end of May, a call of abstracts to propose reports to be presented during the days of the event. Here the main themes

Carbon sequestration should address the tough balance between climate and biodiversity
Carbon sequestration is an important tool for climate protection, EEA study says. But some practices to promote storage can reduce natural capital. The European agency ranked different terrestrial and marine habitats according to their storage capacity

War and climate change threaten Ukraine’s ‘magic’ soil
Standing behind Ukraine's legendary agricultural wealth is the černozëm, an exceptionally fertile soil covering two-thirds of the country's arable land. But war and climate change are undermining the crops

Carbon farming regulation getting closer in EU as Council adopts conclusions
The Council of the EU Ministers has approved the Commission's conclusions on soil carbon sequestration. The implementation of these practices in agriculture is expected to save 42 million tons of CO2 in the European Union by 2030

Urgent need to support European market for recyclable materials, says EEA
The growth of non-hazardous recoverable waste trade within the European market represents an opportunity for the circular economy, says the EU Environment Agency. The sector is already worth 12 billion but can grow further by creating new opportunities and improving the quality of recycling

Paper and palm oil industry boost deforestation in Papua-Indonesia, NGOs say
In the province of Papua, Indonesia, almost 6 thousand hectares of forests were destroyed in 2021, says the NGO Pusaka. A report accuses the subsidiary of a Korean company (which denies any wrongdoing) and two local operators of the palm oil industry

Young Kenyans take care of the planet by restoring local mangroves
Mangroves are a valuable resource for climate mitigation and biodiversity protection. After losing a third of their stock in two decades, the world is called to regenerate these precious aquatic forests