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deforestation
August 2, 2023
Sarah Sax
How New York Could Help Save Forests Around the World
One of the state’s most powerful new climate tools could have ripple effects that go far beyond its borders.
February 23, 2022
Podcast
The Politics of Everything
The High Cost of Ikea Furniture
Since 2007, Romania has lost between half and two-thirds of its virgin forest. The environmentalists and activists trying to protect it keep getting killed.
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May 3, 2021
Chikezie Omeje
Do You Know Where Your Grilling Charcoal Comes From?
Nigeria’s forests are being decimated to make charcoal for cookouts in Europe and the United States.
February 13, 2020
Melody Schreiber
The Challenge of Sustainable Chocolate
Chocolate is one of the worst foods you can buy, in terms of the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions. But some people are trying to change that.
August 29, 2019
Emily Atkin
It’s Not Enough to Stop Amazon Deforestation
Aggressive reforestation will be required to stem climate change—and that includes the United States.
December 4, 2015
Jonathan M. Katz
Inside the Climate Conference’s Indigenous Hut
There's a wide gulf between the public pavilion and negotiations next door.
November 15, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Watch the World's Forests Disappear On Google Earth
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