An estimated 60 percent of emerging infectious diseases come from animals, and a major cause ... Not all deforestation is intentional. Some is caused by a combination of human and natural factors ...

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Another cause of deforestation is fires, which can occur due to either natural causes like lightning and drought or be man-made. Often, fire is purposefully used to convert forests into areas for ...

Logging is also a major cause of deforestation worldwide. Fire also causes deforestation. Wildfires can be natural, and these are made worse by drought. But in some areas of the world, like the Amazon ...

Deforestation pledges will go up in flames if we ignore inequality - THE ECO CHAMBER: With wildfires reaching new and ...

Forest loss and damage is the cause of around 10% of global ... instance in the UK we largely cleared our natural forests centuries ago to create more agricultural land. But now we know the wider ...

The conversion of natural forests and grasslands to agriculture and livestock is the biggest cause of global biodiversity loss. The next biggest drivers are the exploitation of wildlife through ...

SAO PAULO (REUTERS) - Brazil vowed last year to halt deforestation by 2030, yet the number of fires burning in the country's Amazon rainforest hit a 15-year high in June. Burning season began last ...

Artificial ignition is a fire started by machinery, cars or human-made. Lightning is the most common natural cause of wildfires. In higher elevations, lightning sometimes touches dry vegetation ...