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Recent Examples of deforestAbout that time, Dorrell was biking up Mont Ventoux in the French Alps, where the top of the mountain has been deforested and looks like a moonscape.—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 The company has committed to having 100 percent of its leather sourced from land not converted from a natural ecosystem or deforested for the grazing of cows, which will apply to European leather by 2025 and global sourcing by 2030.—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 31 Oct. 2024 Based on a study published in Nature Sustainability a few months ago, 1.4 million hectares (the equivalent of nine cities the size of Greater London) were deforested in 2015 to open space for pasture for cows to graze.—Simi Thambi, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 That’s the lesson behind a study out this week in the Journal of Applied Ecology in which researchers assessed which worms, ants, and other invertebrates were wiggling their way through plots of soil that had been deforested, revegetated, or left natural.—Hannah Richter, science.org, 16 Aug. 2024 Up to 70,000 acres in Michoacán and neighboring Jalisco state have been deforested for avocado farming in the last decade, the data from Guardian Forestal and Climate Rights International show.—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024 Reuters visited two orchards in July that an analysis of satellite images by U.S. nonprofit Climate Rights International showed were illegally deforested in Madero after 2015.—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024 At the northern end of the county, a developer is deforesting upward of 500 acres in an area known as Clevenger’s Corner.—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 10 July 2024 Using environmental geographers, satellite images and Mexican government estimates, the NGO Climate Rights International estimates that the area deforested for these plantations is between 16,000 and 28,000 hectares.—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 14 June 2024
The single-serving packets contain oats packed with fiber and protein, plus add-ins like chia seeds and hulled buckwheat for a hearty, chewy texture.
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Hana Asbrink,
Bon Appétit,
5 Mar. 2025
Strawberry Cardamom Frozen Yogurt with Balsamic Swirl Makes 1 quart
INGREDIENTS
1 pound fresh strawberries, hulled
1¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
1/3 cup honey
¾ teaspoon ground cardamom
2 to 3 tablespoons balsamic glaze
DIRECTIONS
Place the strawberries, yogurt, honey and cardamom in a blender.
There is hearty applause for the two teams and whenever this happens, a small dog incessantly barks.
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Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
If a dog is being disruptive, such as barking (with the exception of barking to alert to something like a medical condition), wandering or displaying aggression, the management of a restaurant or other business can legally ask that the dog be removed from the premises.
Underneath her hoodie only bares her belly and some side boob action.
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Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Photo : Mecum Auctions By 1969, the Mustang really bared its fangs, and the Boss 302 (along with the ultrarare Boss 429, built for NASCAR competition) did it best.
Trash burning and water shortages are a worsening blight, while the construction of upscale villas has denuded vegetation and exacerbated a perennial flooding problem.
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Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
17 Mar. 2025
During Trump’s first term, the Republicans’ feed-the-rich Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 denuded the tax base, causing revenues as a percentage of G.D.P. to fall.
The trip was scaled back after pushback from Greenlandic and Danish officials.
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Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
Domestic Tension is shown as a room reproduced to scale, and though the museum shot far fewer than 65,000 paintballs at its walls, the presence of their yellow residue is chilling.
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