Tag Archives: Deforestation

Bogota, Colombia – In July, when Colombia announced that deforestation had dropped to the lowest level in nearly a decade, the news was hailed as a victory for left-wing President Gustavo Petro. But experts say there is another reason for the dramatic drop: Armed rebel groups have taken it upon themselves …

Cocoa farmers in Padre Abad in Ucayali, Peru, benefitted from UNDP support to produce sustainable cocoa. Credit: UNDP by Alison Kentish (new york) Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Apr 26 (IPS) – For the last five years, the United Nations Development Programme has worked with some of …

The federal government has blamed its failure to stop deforestation in the country on powerful people it claimed protects loggers that produce charcoal for sale.   Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, who said this on Thursday, March 30, while appearing at the 69th edition of the Inter-Ministerial Media Briefing organised …

Coastal view from the Kalinago Territory in Dominica. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS by Alison Kentish (united nations) Tuesday, July 26, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 26 (IPS) – According to the 2021 World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean report, extreme events have worsened …