Even protected forest areas are significant source of CO2 emission: study

Most of the carbon-emitting protected areas are located in Brazil and Indonesia

BRAZIL

The truth sinks in

Amazon forests release more CO2 than what they absorb

According to report

Brazil polls: Commentators cautiously welcome Lula win; say hard work on Amazon begins now

Workers’s Party’s Lula may be president but Brazilian Congress still dominated by right-wing Bolsonaro supporters

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

How six proposed dams on Amazon River could threaten regional food security

These dams can have major impacts on hydrology, geomorphology, biodiversity and productivity of the river system  

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 …

Amazon deforestation up by 190 per cent

Satellite data shows 402 square km of the forest—an area more than two times the area of Kolkata—was cleared in September alone

Hackers' paradise

A weak environmental regime in Brazil allows free rein to Asian logging companies to plunder through the Amazon forests

Global Eco Watch: ‘Eco disaster’ unfolding on Kamchatka beach

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Global Eco Watch: Komodo dragons could become extinct soon due to climate change

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

El Niño-triggered floods claim 72 lives in Peru

More floods to be expected, says the national weather service

ACCORDING TO REPORT

LEAF Coalition’s proposal is a step forward in saving forests, indigenous peoples

The implementation of the coalition’s plan will help pump in fresh rigour among developing countries like India, that are reluctant to …

It’s not just Brazil's Amazon rainforest that’s ablaze – Bolivian fires are threatening people and wildlife

At least 500 species are said to be at risk from the flames that burned up to 800,000 hectares of the Chiquitano forest between August 18 and …

Video: How winds transport over 27 million tonnes of dust from Sahara to Amazon

NASA study says 22,000 tonnes of this dust is phosphorus which acts like a fertiliser for the rainforests

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

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

Climate emergency: Tipping points are already here, scientists warn

Limited time available to shift priorities to alleviate climate crisis  

Drought reduces forest’s capacity to absorb carbon

The new study focused on the Amazon Basin finds reduction in tree growth after drought

Counting large mammals

Algorithms workers can’t see are increasingly pulling the management strings

Giving self‐learning algorithms the responsibility to execute decisions affecting workers carries a host of risks in depersonalising management …

Amazon biodiversity under threat owing to poor social indicators of inhabitants

A study cites lack of access to clean water, illiteracy, violence and shortage of opportunities to improve living standards among the problems

Feeding frenzy

14 fly species and 18 species of wasps found living in a single tropical flower, feeding on each other