Deforestation

  • LifestyleAOL

    Help the planet and wrap your Christmas presents with newspaper

    At this time of year, there's a lot of presents going around. And that's exactly why the World Wildlife Foundation started a campaign that encourages people to ditch wrapping paper and use newspaper instead! The majority of wrapping

  • NewsNatasha Preskey

    It Turns Out Our Avocado Obsession Is Destroying Forests

    This is especially true in Mexico, where farmers are trying to keep up with the US’s thirst for avocados. Avocados and fir trees both thrive at the same altitude and in the same climate, so in Mexico’s mountains of Michoacan a lot of forestry is being cleared to make room for the more lucrative avocado plants. Trees are also cleared around the avocado plants to make sure that they’re exposed to enough sunlight.