Tag: Forests
5 people killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Nepal's capital
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday in the mountains just northwest of Nepal’s...
Brazil to allow miles of selective logging in effort to preserve the Amazon
BRASILIA, Brazil -- To combat ongoing destruction in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil announced a plan Tuesday to dramatically expand selective logging to an...
Indonesia's massive metals build-out is felling the forest for batteries
LELILEF SAWAI, Indonesia -- On a steep trek up to his forest farm on the Indonesian island of Halmahera, Librek Loha let out...
A study finds Indonesia's deforested land is often left idle. But some see potential in that
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Years after being felled, vast swathes of Indonesia's old-growth forests are left sitting idle. And when the land is finally...
To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species
To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense...