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Large-scale wildfire broke out in another region of Kazakhstan Tengrinews.kz - A wildfire covering an estimated area of 5,000 hectares, sparked by the burning of grass, nearly destroyed a forest in the Kostanay

09 October 2024

Italy and France send aircraft to help Greece in firefighting efforts Tengrinews.kz - Half of Greece is in a high fire danger zone. Athens is shrouded in smoke, citing Euronews.

13 August 2024

Mutations, DNA damage seen in Fukushima forests: Greenpeace Conservation group Greenpeace warned that the environmental impact of the Fukushima nuclear crisis five years ago on nearby forests is just beginning to be seen.

04 March 2016

Indonesia forest fires could become worst on record: NASA The forest fires blanketing Southeast Asia in choking haze are on track to become among the worst on record, NASA has warned.

02 October 2015

Green Belt around Astana to be extended Unused land around Astana will serve as the tree planting grounds.

28 August 2014

Forest fire hits 'sacred' Philippine mountain A forest fire was raging atop a Philippine mountain, threatening endangered plants and animals in an area also considered by some local sects as a holy place.

21 March 2014

In Borneo jungle, natives stand up against Malaysian dams With a grimace on his sun-bronzed face, Borneo tribal chieftain Lenjau Tusau glares down a dirt road that vanishes into a rainforest mist, on alert for what he views as a mortal enemy.

01 December 2013

Indonesian miners risk lives in modern-day gold rush In a desolate area of central Indonesia where lush rainforest once stood, illegal miners on the frontline of a modern-day gold rush tear up the earth in the hunt for the precious metal.

20 October 2013

Tiny rainforest frogs hear with their mouths Some of the tiniest frogs on Earth have no middle ears or eardrums but can hear by using their mouths.

03 September 2013

Spain firefighters tame Majorca wild blaze Firefighters on Thursday tamed a wildfire that ravaged 480 hectares (1,180 acres) of land and drove 200 people from their homes on the Spanish holiday island of Majorca.

23 August 2013

Rising deforestation sparks concern in Brazil Amazon Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is on the rise sharply, sparking alarm over the future of the world's biggest rainforest.

21 August 2013

Deforestation spikes in Brazil over last year: group Deforestation has soared in the Brazilian Amazon since a new forestry code was passed last year at the urging of the agribusiness lobby.

19 July 2013

Ivory Coast turns to brute force to save forests It was a brutal end to a long-term problem. Faced with the dilemma of trying to save a protected forest, which had become home to thousands of people, the Ivory Coast government turned to force.

12 July 2013

Colorado fires destroy homes, thousands evacuated Forest fires raged Wednesday across the western US state of Colorado, destroying dozens of houses and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents.

13 June 2013

Indonesia extends logging ban to protect rainforest Indonesia has extended a logging ban aimed at protecting rainforest despite fierce industry pressure.

15 May 2013

Indonesia moves towards approving deforestation plan The Indonesian government has said it aims to approve within a month a plan that would free up vast swathes of protected virgin rainforest on Sumatra island for commercial exploitation.

19 April 2013

Australia rejects heritage listing for Tasmanian rainforest Australia Friday rejected a bid for blanket heritage listing of Tasmania's Tarkine rainforest, angering environmentalists who said it would allow mining and could threaten the Tasmanian devil.

08 February 2013

Kazakhstan Interior Ministry gave full picture of mass murder in Ile-Alatau park Kazakhstan Interior Minister announced details of the mass murder in Ile-Alatau national park near Almaty.

19 November 2012

New three-fingered frog discovered in southern Brazil On a trek across this Atlantic rainforest reserve in southern Brazil, biologist Michel Garey recalled how on his birthday in 2007 he chanced upon what turned out to be a new species of tiny, three-fingered frogs.

02 November 2012

Wilfire damage made $3.5 million in 9 months in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s Agriculture Ministry has calculated the damage caused by fires in 9 months of 2012.

24 September 2012

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