On Wednesday, a panel of experts backed by the British government announced that all humans can lead a good lifestyle and still be able to tackle climate change by 2050 if they agree on following several steps The experts based their statement on an online app called the ‘global calculator,’ which was also released Wednesday. According to the app, a balance between improved living standards for … [Read more...]
Google clubs hands with WRI to check deforestation
In a bid to check the rising pace of deforestation around the world, the search giant Google has clubbed hands with the World Resources Institute (WRI) and over 40 other organizations to launch a global forest monitoring system that promises "near real time" information on deforestation across the globe. The massive monitoring program, Global Forest Watch (GFW), promises to provide a crowd … [Read more...]
Drug trafficking in Central America speeds up deforestation
Remote forests in Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua are being cut down to facilitate landing strips that aide in the transportation of narcotics, according to The Almagest. The move has caused rapid increase in the amount of deforestation in the region. While Colombia and Mexico have long been used as countries through which drugs have been smuggled, traffickers have recently had to turn to … [Read more...]