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"Beyond deforestation: redesigning how we protect and value tropical forests (analysis)"
#Forests #Trees #Environment

Beyond deforestation: redesigning how we protect and value tropical forests (analysis)
Heading into COP30, where tropical forests are set to be a central theme, it seemed worth looking today’s trajectories a little further forward and imagine where they might lead. Part 1 looked at possible fates of tropical forests. The first act of the forest crisis was destruction. The second, if there is to be one, […]

Week 1 NFL first touchdown props, odds, predictions, best bets: Expert reveals his Week 1 first TD picks

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/week-1-

Climate change is already reducing CO2 absorption by forests, meaning that our emissions so far are now making it harder to reduce emissions. The only way out is to redouble our efforts.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/…

How sickly forests are felling Europe's climate ambitions
Numerous governments have warned that Europe's forests are absorbing far less CO2 emissions than hoped.

ForestWatch argues that the Roadless Rule does not stand in the way of fuel reduction or fire management,
noting that the Forest Service has approved multiple projects in roadless areas of Los Padres National Forestin recent years,
including Pine Mountain in Ventura County — “demonstrating that fire-related work can and does move forward even when such projects are considered controversial.” 
Bryant Baker, director of conservation and research at ForestWatch, called wildfir…

🤔 Who is clearing Indonesia’s forests — and why?
#indonesia

Who is clearing Indonesia’s forests — and why?
JAKARTA — While most tropical countries experienced record-high deforestation rates in 2024, Indonesia’s forest loss is slowing, bucking a global trend. But beneath the headline figures lies a troubling mystery: Nearly half of the forest cleared last year can’t be linked to any identifiable driver, raising red flags about speculative land clearing, regulatory blind spots […]

"Removing rats helps revive forests, birds & coral in the Marshall Islands"
#Animals #Environment

Removing rats helps revive forests, birds & coral in the Marshall Islands
On Bikar Atoll and Jemo Islet of the Marshall Islands, seabirds are returning, forests are regrowing and coral reefs are recovering. And it all stems from the removal of a single invasive pest: rats. Rats were once so abundant on Bikar and Jemo that they “utterly dominated the lower levels of the forest,” Paul Jacques, […]

Did Eagles forget about Saquon Barkley? Why offensive frustrations could be extending to star RB

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/did-eagles-…

Making my way back to the base camp after Forest Frolic 2025 in the James Kennedy State Forest through a mostly flat and ferny forest
#photo #photography #forests

🎣 Feds seize $15 billion from alleged forced labor scam built on “human suffering”
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/feds-seize-15-billion-from-alleged-forced-labor-scam-built-on-human-suffering/

Feds seize $15 billion from alleged forced labor scam built on “human suffering”
Scams like this one net billions from well-educated victims.

🕹️ Interview: The First Descendant Director on the Issues with the Game And How They're Fixing Them
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2025-09-27/the-first-descendant-director-on-th…

Interview: The First Descendant Director on the Issues with the Game And How They're Fixing Them
We sat down with Director Min Seok Joo at Tokyo Game Show 2025 to talk frankly about the issues currently facing the game and their plans to overcome them.