Landsat images and the Google Earth Engine have been able to show us how the Earth’s surface has been changing, reports TreeHugger. “Today, we’re making it possible for you to go back in time and get a stunning historical perspective on the changes to the Earth’s surface over time,” says Google. “Working [...]

The 2013 Human Development Report warns that if environmental challenges aren’t addressed then poverty could rise up to 3 billion by 2050, according to the Guardian. Specifically, the UN report claims that by not addressing air pollution, water pollution, climate change, and deforestation, the world’s poorest countries could face troubles despite the [...]

Bowing pressure from a major shareholder, Dunkin Donuts is the latest in a long line of companies to announce a shift to so-called “green” palm oil in its recipes. But some are questioning whether pledges from big brands like Unilever, McDonalds, and Nestle to use sustainable sources of palm oil [...]

According to the findings recent study—published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine—there’s a correlation between human health and nature. The study, which used data from 1,296 counties in 15 states and examined human death from heart and respiratory disease over the past 18 years, had some surprising (and yet, not so [...]

Norway’s government has announced that it’s stepping up its efforts to fight global warming. In recent years, the country has led developed nations by investing billions of dollars to slow tropical deforestation. This week, Reuters reports that the nation’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said his government will be going further [...]

After four years of planning, Indonesia announced at the U.N. climate talks in Doha, Qatar that it will set aside land, roughly the size of Singapore, as part of a rainforest conservation project. The Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve, in Central Kalimantan province on Borneo island, will protect close to 200,000 acres of land and [...]

Image by David Stanley The demand for timber worldwide is growing substantially. And, as with every commodity that is available in finite quantities – when demand rises and supply is reduced, prices will rise. Unfortunately this combination, while appearing worrying to most, presents an opportunity for others. Illegal logging is becoming [...]

As many of us are keenly aware, the world’s forests have been drastically reduced from their natural state during the past 11,000 years, since the beginning of agricultural development. Much of the damage has occurred in the last fifty years, when the world’s population grew from 2.3 billion in 1950 [...]

Liberia’s forestry department has given a quarter of the nation’s land to logging firms over the past two years in a series of shady deals now under investigation by the government. That’s according to a new report from an advocacy group, called Global Witness. Liberia’s President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has [...]

When people think about moderating meat consumption, they typically think of the health benefits and costs. Eating less meat is said to be a healthy practice since it reduces the risks of heart disease, cancer, and other illnesses. But according to a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists, meat consumption [...]