Chaco | Justice extends for six months the suspension of authorized clearings
Federal Justice decided to maintain for another six months the suspension of clearing in the province. From Greenpeace and the Argentine Association of Environmental Lawyers carry out a legal lawsuit, warning that Chaco was the second province with more clearing during the past year
The environmental organization detected that in 2024 41,718 hectares were deforested in the province, through flying and satellite image analysis. Viola the National Forest Law. According to the organization, the new regulations would allow the dismantling of about 1,200,000 hectares, affecting large mammal conservation corridors such as the Yaguareté. Imminent and irreversible damage to the ecosystem can be given in case of continuous acts, especially in the protected areas, expresses an extract of the failure. Greenpeace also denounces that the New Zoning reduces key areas for conservation, such as the area bordering on the Copo National Park and provincial reserves. Forest fires through the Votaporlosbosques.org page, where more than 265,000 people have already participated.
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Free seminar on the implementation of the European EUDR regulation on deforestation-free wood products
The Argentine Forestry Association (AFoA) organizes the seminar «EUDR in Forest Products: Current status of implementation. Regulatory requirements and private experiences", which will take place on Wednesday, November 26, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., via Zoom, with live streaming on YouTube. The European Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR) will enter into force on December 31, 2025 and will impose new requirements for forest products entering the European Union market.
Missions | New illegal felling in the Piñalito Provincial Park in San Pedro reveals the silent expansion of deforestation in protected areas
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