#Deforestation

Big Island environmentalist explores Amazon Rain Forest’s vital connection to world in documentary series

Heather Murata created a documentary series that spotlights the Amazon Rain Forest’s global impact through a Hawaiʻi-rooted perspective.

Scientists uncover surprising findings in Big Island forest, 27 years after clear-cut

Flint Hughes and Dennis Grossman have studied how the Ki‘ula Forest fared, nearly three decades after 900 of its 2,500 acres were cut down.

Resolution Introduced to Fight Amazon Fires

US Senator Brian Schatz has co-introduced a bipartisan resolution calling for action to quell the fires and stop illegal deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.

Senators Implore Entities to Intervene in Amazon

Sen. Brian Schatz led a group of 13 senators in writing a pair of letters calling for major companies and financial firms to combat ongoing fires in the Amazon.

Senators Push Financial Firms to Help Stop Global Deforestation

Sen. Schatz led a group of eight senators in calling on firms to help mitigate climate change by using their investments to stop tropical deforestation.