Less trees
...more malaria
World’s leading financial institutions continue to bankroll deforestation
Most of them have failed to manage and mitigate environmental, social and governance risks
On the brink: Is it too late to fix damage to climate systems?
Giant ice sheets, ocean currents and permafrost regions may have already passed the point of irreversible change. Most other crucial climate …
Armageddon
The fires in the Amazon forest show no signs of abating. Lax environmental laws have added fuel to them
A tale of two peoples
Just as Brazil and Nigeria lie Geographically parallel to each other along the Atlantic, the fates of their seem sealed in a similar fashion. …
2015-16 El Niño: Wildfires in Amazon led to over 30 million tonnes of CO2 emission
Almost one million hectare of primary and secondary forests was burned during the 2015–2016 El Niño season
Brazil drought may lead to water rationing by government
With more than four million people likely to be affected, this is believed to be the worst drought in Brazil
Amazon's genetic gold
Scientists decode genome of a bacterium with medical and industrial uses
Brazilian government cancels mega dam on the Amazon’s Tapajós River
The project could have caused flooding of lands and forced displacement of indigenous Munduruku people
Amazon’s ability to absorb carbon is declining, says study
Researchers say the quick dying of trees is behind the reduced carbon uptake
Cloud view clears up
Origin of aerosols dictates cloud shape
Degradation of Amazon rainforest affecting its natural function
Fallout could be linked to increasing droughts
Getting Amazon to pay its taxes could be Jeff Bezos’ biggest climate action
Climate justice demands democratic oversight over efforts to overcome mankind’s biggest challenge
‘Brazil president must consider ecological impact of new development projects’
Proposals to open Brazil’s protected areas to mining and dams concerns researchers
Global warming: world is locked into 1. 5 °C temperature rise, warns World Bank
New climate report warns of longer droughts, extreme weather, and increase in ocean acidification
Amazonian secrets
Hundreds of ridges that crisscross the rainforests of South America have helped flora and fauna proliferate, says a latest study
Fossilised fish bones from Africa are fertilising the Amazon forest
Study shows that dust containing phosphorous from fish fossils helps photosynthesis in the Amazon region
Biocharcoal helps check global warming
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Global Eco Watch: Red Sea turtles are now mostly being born female due to climate change
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Amazon rainforest is drying out. How much more abuse can it take?
Amazon rainforest is one of the world’s biggest carbon sinks. Preserving its trees is crucial to meeting international targets that limit …
The cutting edge
Conservationists in Brazil come up with a model way to reduce the pressure on forests