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‘Lianas threaten Earth’s carbon sinks’
Field ecologist Alain Ngute explains how lianas have lower carbon sequestering capacity than trees & when they compete for sunlight in the …
A giant dolphin once resided in the Peruvian Amazon. Its closest living relatives today inhabit the Indus and Ganga
At 3.5 metres long, the Pebanista yacuruna was the largest river dolphin that ever existed
Sweden has vast ‘old growth’ forests – but they are being chopped down faster than the Amazon
There is no direct monitoring of these forests, no thorough environmental impact assessments and most of the public don’t seem to be aware …
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Progress towards protecting indigenous territories slow, say experts
Though the Indigenous Peoples have a crucial role in protecting land, they receive less than 1% of climate finance