‘Amazonian deforestation can trigger more droughts'
Brazil, the Latin American country that holds 12 per cent of worldwide freshwater, just witnessed a drought and its driest winter in 84 years. An …
Climate tipping points could lock in unstoppable changes to the planet — how close are they?
Small patches of the Amazon and northern forests might tip and transition to a savannah-like state first, bypassing a more catastrophic …
Literature from the Congo Basin offers ways to address the climate crisis
Literature offers ways to communicate about complex issues like the current global climate emergency
Statistic of the decade: The massive deforestation of the Amazon
8.4 million soccer fields of land deforested in the Amazon over the past decade
African grasslands are meant to burn – we can't let this distract from the Amazon fires
The world should be more bothered about the Amazon than about the fires in Africa's savnnahs
Tropical forests losing capacity to cycle carbon and water, finds new tracking system
Between 15 per cent and 20 per cent of humid tropical forests have been cleared since the early 1990s
Rising CO2 level can lead to drier Amazon and bring more rain in African and Pacific forests
Large-scale changes in rainfall can happen based on how tropical forests respond to excess CO2 in the atmosphere
The dreaded rainforest shift
The implications of the world’s largest rainforest competing with human-generated greenhouse gases are alarming
Germany commits over $200 million for shattered Brazilian Amazon; but is it enough?
The flow of capital alone won’t combat the issue of deforestation until its amalgamation with government policies and laws regarding the …
Deforestation embargoes in Brazilian Amazon not followed in over 85% area: Report
Embargoes helped revive only 13% forest area
More than 75% of Amazon rainforest near tipping point, may transform into dry savanna: Study
Researchers say it is not too late to act; reducing deforestation will protect the forest’s threatened parts and boost Amazon rainforest …
What’s the record for how long it’s ever rained without stopping?
Rainfall is “measurable” if it adds up to 0.01 inch (0.25 millimeters) or more
Brazil lost rainforest the size of Jamaica in 2019-2020: Institute
There was a 9.5 per cent jump in deforestation of the Brazillian Amazon since 2019, in line with President Jair Bolsonaro’s anti-…
The era of mega hydropower in Brazilian Amazon appears over
Statements by Brazilian government officials indicate major shift in policy
Warming beyond borders: Amazon deforestation heats up Tibet, says new study
There are no borders in the fight against climate change, cooperation is the key, says study published in Nature
Every tenth of a degree counts: Scientists sound alarm as number of climate tipping elements rises
While some tipping points may have been crossed or are close to being crossed, more would be crossed as the planet warms, says study
Don’t let Bolsonaro’s Brazil join you, non-profits urge OECD
Non-profits criticise Brazil’s candidacy to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development while dismantling socio-…
Nasa satellite imagery finds tremendous changes in Amazon in last 40 years
The scale of losses in forests land, increase in pasture land, shift in land use policy driven by economic forces are seen nowhere else in the world
Time, whose side are you on?
As Texaco-Chevron drags its feet over remedial measures in Ecuador's once-pristine Amazon forest, those affected endure a difficult …
How Brazil can beat the odds and restore a huge swathe of the Amazon
Native seed cultivation could represent a valuable source of income for local communities, boosting both conservation and the local economy
India lost 668,400 ha forests in 5 years, 2nd highest globally: Report
India was ranked between Brazil and Indonesia in UK-based firm’s report
A new dwarf boa species discovered in Ecuador
Snake has an unusual vestigial pelvis; Its name honours Ecuadorian Indigenous activist
British actor Mark Rylance voices support for the Kawahiva
The hunter-gatherer tribe of the Amazon rainforest is threatened by loggers, miners and powerful ranchers who steal their land and resources
The Amazon fire: This and next time
Fires like the current one lead to wholesale irreversible changes in the structure and composition of forest ecosystems, impoverishing both their …
Top 5 global risks in next decade environmental: WEF report
The document also found a ‘generational shift’ in climate perception and warned about increasing health burden due to diseases
