Tag: deforestation
Superior Bidet Review: Helping You Fight Deforestation From Your Bathroom
Have you ever considered how much toilet paper you use in a day? And how much that daily usage adds up when everyone is doing it?Consider the following facts:The average American uses 23.6...
Using Bidet Seats to Save Money and the Environment [Infographic]
Making your home more sustainable can be as simple as making some changes in your bathroom.Namely, cutting out your toilet paper consumption.Check out the infographic below to learn all about how using a bidet...
Without birds, tropical forests won’t bounce back from deforestation
Among its many other claims to fame, the Amazon rainforest contains more than 1,500 bird species. Around a quarter of them are found nowhere else on Earth. Many of these birds have evolved to...
How Urbanization Affects the Environment – Infographic
As cities continue to sprawl outwards, it’s obvious that nature has to make some sacrifices. But what may not be obvious are the effects that urbanization has on those that live in the cities, too....
What You Probably Didn’t Know About Our National Forests
The National Forest Foundation has put together this eye catching infographic illustrating the amazing things which forests do for us.It's important to keep this in mind as each year millions of acres of forest...
50 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Rainforests
Our rainforests are amazing, diverse ecosystems on which the environment depends.Yet increasingly we are losing our forests to industries like logging and farming.In fact, every year about 12 - 15 million hectares of forest are...
Brutal Quadruple Murder of Anti-Logging Activists in Peru
The brutal murder of four Saweto community members, Edwin Chota Valero, Jorge Ríos Pérez, Leoncio Quinticim and Francisco, has finally hurtled the plight of the Ashéninka indigenous settlement of Saweto (Peru) into the public...
5 Great Infographics That Highlight Key Environmental Issues
With more information available to us than ever before, the rise of the infographic has never been more important in making things clear, especially when it comes to environmental issues.Nothing explains a big issue...
Google Earth Shows Rainforest Disappearing
Landsat images and the Google Earth Engine have been able to show us how the Earth's surface has been changing, reports TreeHugger."Today, we're making it possible for you to go back in time and get a...
Rainforest Facts – Infographic
The rainforests are often referred to as "Earth's Lungs" because of the importance they play in our global ecosystem.However the trees and animal life that call the rainforests home are in serious danger.Check out...
