Netherlands disproportionately involved in deforestation: WWF
3 years, 11 months ago

Netherlands disproportionately involved in deforestation: WWF

NL Times  

The Netherlands played a disproportionately large role in deforestation worldwide in the period from 2004 to 2017, mainly due to the country's import of and trade in soy for livestock farming, according to a report by the World Wildlife Fund, NOS reports. Deforestation also exacerbates the climate problem, WWF forest expert Merjin van Leeuwen said to NOS. According to Van Leeuwen, the Netherlands therefore plays a relatively large role in deforestation. While that legislation is still in the making, consumers can already play a role in fighting deforestation by eating more plant-based, Van Leeuwen said to the broadcaster.

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EU countries adopt law banning products which fuel deforestation
1 year, 7 months ago

EU countries adopt law banning products which fuel deforestation

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The 27 European Union countries on Tuesday formally adopted new rules that should help the bloc reduce its contribution to global deforestation by regulating the trade in a series of products driving the decrease in forested areas across the world. Under the legislation, companies trading palm oil, cattle, wood, coffee, cocoa, rubber and soy will need to verify …

State of nature and wildlife continues to decline in the Netherlands, says WWF
1 year, 8 months ago

State of nature and wildlife continues to decline in the Netherlands, says WWF

NL Times  

The state of nature in the Netherlands is continuing its long decline, the World Wildlife Fund observed in its latest edition of the Living Planet Report Netherlands, which was published on Thursday. "This shows that protecting animals, restoring nature and improving water quality has really helped," Turnhout said. "If more combinations are made with nature, you get in each other's …

Netherlands still losing forests faster than planting them
2 years ago

Netherlands still losing forests faster than planting them

NL Times  

Forests in the Netherlands are still disappearing more quickly than they’re being planted. The Netherlands now has over 6,000 hectares less forest than at the start of the plan, the Court of Audit concluded in a study into forest management. According to the Court of Audit, Staatsbosbeheer, an independent administrative body that manages over a quarter of the forests in …

Wrong tree varieties are being planted to offset CO2 emissions, ecologists warn
2 years, 10 months ago

Wrong tree varieties are being planted to offset CO2 emissions, ecologists warn

NL Times  

Ecologists warn the Netherlands is planting the wrong varieties of trees to offset CO2 emissions, Nu.nl reports. Although reforesting is an important way to reduce CO2 levels in the atmosphere, native species of trees and shrubs are often overlooked for foreign ones, disrupting the ecological balance of Dutch forests. However, only two to three percent of Dutch forests today have …

Netherlands joins call to end deforestation by 2030 at COP26
3 years, 1 month ago

Netherlands joins call to end deforestation by 2030 at COP26

NL Times  

One hundred countries, including the Netherlands, reached an agreement to end deforestation and land degradation by the end of this decade. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is hosting the COP26 climate conference, called the deal "a milestone to protect and restore the Earth's forests." The Netherlands, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, and several philanthropic institutions agreed …

WWF: Netherlands a huge contributor to global deforestation
3 years, 8 months ago

WWF: Netherlands a huge contributor to global deforestation

NL Times  

The Netherlands carries the undesirable title of being one of the five European Union front-runners that caused deforestation in South America and Southeast Asia between 2007 to 2015. The Netherlands, along with Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, were responsible for eighty percent of deforestation caused by EU imports of raw material, according to a report by the World …

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