Too many wild deer are roaming England’s forests. Can promoting venison to consumers help?
WINCHESTER, England -- In the half-light of dusk, Martin Edwards surveys the shadows of the ancient woodland from a high...
Forests
Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestation
AGUA CLARA, Brazil -- A historic agreement that's helped curb deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon for nearly two decades suffered a...
Brazil fines meatpacking companies, including giant JBS, for buying illegally raised cattle
BRASILIA, Brazil -- Brazil's environmental agency has levied $64 million in fines against 23 meatpacking companies and their suppliers for...
Indonesian forests pay the price for the growing global biomass energy demand
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Enormous swathes of pristine forest are being cut down across Indonesia to supply the rapidly rising international...
Miners are razing forests to meet surging demand for metals and minerals, report says
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Whether it's digging for metals and minerals for cellphones and electric vehicles or coal for power generation,...
Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene’s disaster zone
BAKERSVILLE, N.C. -- Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene downed power lines and washed out roads all over North Carolina's...
Takeaways on AP’s story about challenges to forest recovery and replanting after wildfires
The U.S. is struggling to replant forests destroyed by increasingly intense wildfires, with many areas unlikely to recover on their...
Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on US West Coast in a bid to save native birds
U.S. wildlife officials beginning next year will drastically scale up efforts to kill invasive barred owls that are crowding out...
