A new report reveals that deforestation in the Amazon forest has hit the highest annual level in a decade. Between August 2020 and July 2021, the rainforest lost 10.

Deforestation in Amazon forest hits the highest annual level in a decade

Around a dozen homes were destroyed and five people were hospitalised with breathing problems Saturday in a forest fire near Patras, Greece's third largest city, authorities said.

Dozen homes destroyed, five hospitalised in Greece forest fire

Four people were reported dead Thursday and more than 180 injured as thousands of firefighters battled huge blazes spreading across the Mediterranean resort regions of Turkey's southern coast.

Forest fires rage near Turkish resorts, killing four

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In Pics | Deadly forest fire in Cyprus finally brought under control

The European Union on Saturday deployed aerial assistance to help Cyprus contain a huge forest fire raging north of the cities of Limassol and Larnaca, a blaze one official called the worst on record.

EU deploys assistance for Cyprus as huge forest fire rages

Police have fined two men who had to be rescued from an Australian forest after they were chased by a deer while sunbathing naked on a beach and became lost. The men called for help about 6 pm on Sunday after they became lost in the Royal National Park south of Sydney, a police statement said.

Police rescue spooked nude sunbathers from Australian forest  

In a case pertaining to alleged forest encroachment by a private resort in the Nilgiris district, Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamuoorthy of the Maras High Court firmly said that not even an inch of forest land must be encroached.

Not one inch of forest should be encroached upon, says Madras High Court

The Brazilian Amazon released nearly 20 per cent more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere over the last decade than it absorbed, according to a stunning report that shows humanity can no longer depend on the world's largest tropical forest to help absorb man-made carbon pollution.

Climate change: Amazon may be turning from friend to foe

The world has lost nearly 100 million hectares of forests in two decades, marking a steady decline though at a slower pace than before, a UN agency reported Tuesday.

World lost 100 million hectares of forest in two decades: UN

Winter rains in the Middle East have brought on a yearly feast for the eyes: thousands of bright red anemones are blanketing parts of Shokeda Forest. The natural show draws hundreds of visitors every year for the brief period that the flowers bloom.

Negev desert covered in red as anemones bloom

Australian farmer, Anthony Thomas, sat on his quad bike on Wednesday (January 8) as he looked at his farm, wiped out by the catastrophic bushfires which swept through Kiah in New South Wales, taking everything in its path when it blazed through four days ago.

'It just meant so much to me': Australian farmer loses entire deer farm to raging bushfire

Australia's most populous state declared its second state of emergency in two months on Thursday (December 19) as extreme heat and strong winds fanned scores of uncontrolled bushfires with aerial vision showing at least three properties on fire in south west Sydney.

Properties destroyed, as state of emergency declared for New South Wales

For controlling air pollution on the National Highways, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to make an effective monitoring mechanism for ensuring the maintenance of green belts on both sides of all the highways.

NGT directs Environment Ministry for maintenance of green belts on National Highways

The Supreme Court on Sunday took cognisance into the trees felling matter in Mumbai's Aarey Colony and said that a special bench will sit on Monday to hear the petition submitted by a group of law students protesting the action by the authorities.

Aarey row: Supreme court to hold special sitting on Monday

BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Sunday said that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was following the court`s order with respect to cutting of trees in Aarey Colony. Speaking to ANI, Somaiya said, "We acknowledge and respect the judiciary.

Mumbai: Government is following court's decision in Aarey Colony, says BJP leader Somaiya

A local court on Saturday sent 29 people to judicial custody for five days while police detained 55 others in connection with protests against the cutting of trees in Aarey colony area.

Aarey Row: 38 arrested, 55 detained during protest against cutting of trees

Indonesia is facing a backlash over an online campaign backing palm oil at a time when forest fires, often linked to slash-and-burn land clearance, have spread choking smoke across the region, raising a growing concern about damage to health.

Indonesia's 'Good Palm' drive enflames anger as smoke clouds skies

The palm oil industry was responsible for at least 39 per cent of forest loss on the biodiversity-rich island of Borneo between 2000 and 2018, data from a research firm based in Indonesia shows.

Palm oil to blame for 39 per cent of forest loss in Borneo since 2000: Study

Smoke from raging wildfires emanates from tree trops in the normally lush Amazon, leaving behind it a trail of charred devastation that has left deep scars in the world's largest rainforest.

Smoke rises above Amazon as new wildfires leave path of devastation

Jorge Arquiles for years started his day by turning on the stove of his small house in the Venezuelan city of Maracay. These days, his breakfast routine begins with a search for firewood in a national park just behind his home. Chronic shortages of natural gas in the country with the world's largest oil reserves now mean that cooking fuel is increasingly coming from trees.

Venezuela's trees suffer as firewood replaces scarce cooking gas

Global meat consumption must fall to curb global warming, reduce growing strains on land and water and improve food security, health, and biodiversity, a United Nations report on the effects of climate change concluded.

UN flags need to cut meat to curb land use impact on global warming

Kailash Gahlot, a minister in the Delhi government, was given the additional portfolio of Environment, Forest and Wildlife after a minor reshuffle in the Arvind Kejriwal government on July 13.

Delhi: Kailash Gahlot appointed as new environment minister

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