Tag Archives : forest denudation

New growth is saving the Amazon rainforest through renewed vegetation that addresses the problem of deforestation. These ‘secondary forests’ have been undervalued, even overlooked or ignored, by scientists, especially those who want to stick to the buzzwords of irreversible deforestation and unabated forest denudation. A UN study says ‘the ecological [...]

The alarming pollution levels in China have now become a global concern. Fueled by the spoils of its fast emerging economy, the people of China have become voracious consumers, an effect of what some call as the country’s ‘money-induced euphoria.’ This consumerism has brought about a need for raw materials. Upwards of 75 percent of all its forests [...]