Democratic institutions are reeling in India. Meet the environmental lawyer who is still using them to protect nature.
Tag: Forests and Forestry
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Canada’s Ability to Prevent Forest Fires Lags Behind the Need
Provincial firefighting agencies are stretched thin, there is no national agency and it’s hard to get approval for controlled burns — factors that have exacerbated recent outbreaks.
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Canadian Wildfires Are Burning Where They Rarely Have Before
Of the more than 400 fires burning in Canada, more than one-third are in Quebec, which has little experience with so many and such large wildfires.
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The Climate Solution That’s Horrible for the Climate
Corn ethanol and soy biodiesel accelerate food inflation and global hunger, but they’re also a disaster for the climate and the environment.
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The Giving Forest, and a Tribe’s Sustainable Logging Practices
The Menominee tribe has sustainably logged its forest in Wisconsin for 160 years. But that careful balance faces a crisis: too many trees and too few loggers.