Jorge Rulli, of the Reflexion Rural environmental group, also linked deforestation with increasing flooding and noted the impact of single-crop farming, which has been displacing cattle ranching ...

Heavy rain continues to batter Assam as the state struggles to recover from the floods that impacted over 24 lakh people across 30 districts, including Cachar, Kamrup, Dhubri, Nagaon, and others.

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Clear-cutting forests often ends in massive soil erosion and flooding that threatens smaller ... To be clear, deforestation issues have depth and complexity, and blockchain is not a magic bullet.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People affected by a flash flood walk on a muddy road in Pekalongan ...

Over the course of just eight years, the forests surrounding Indonesia’s Lake Poso, an ecological and evolutionary “gem” on ...

Environmental experts believe that deforestation has been one of the major causes of flooding in recent years in the country. According to Iran's Natural Resources and Forestry Organization ...

The nation is located in a busy earthquake zone and faces high levels of deforestation – factors that are linked to flooding and landslides, though it wasn't immediately clear if the areas hit ...

The global conversation around deforestation has evolved significantly ... and even provide protection against coastal flooding. These services are essential components of countries ...

Since the mega project began operating four years ago, residents have complained of a steep increase in floods and landslides exacerbated by the deforestation for mining upstream on large rivers.