World set to lose India-sized forest cover by 2050
The report predicts that 289 million hectares of tropical forests will be cleared between 2016 and 2050
President Lula calls Bolsonaro’s COVID-19 actions ‘genocide’, to reinstate Bolsa Familia
Veteran leftist leader aims for zero deforestation in the Amazon; zero greenhouse gas emissions in electricity matrix
Don’t eat the rainforests: Top brands complicit in Indonesia’s ecosystem destruction, probe alleges
Companies procuring oil from and financing the Royal Golden Eagle, which set up palm oil and pulp plantations in Indonesia, finds investigation
World’s leading financial institutions continue to bankroll deforestation
Most of them have failed to manage and mitigate environmental, social and governance risks
Amazonian biodiversity: Indigenous convoy to bring focus to threats during Montreal summit
Non-profit Amazon Watch, among others, to participate in COP15 CBD
Brazil launches operation against mining mafia on Indigenous land
Special forces destroy aircraft and seize weapons; non-profit Amazon Watch asks for probe into those behind the ‘horror’
Third of Amazon rainforest lost or degraded: Report
Climate change is a growing global concern that jeopardises the Amazon’s biodiversity
Amazon’s ability to absorb carbon is declining, says study
Researchers say the quick dying of trees is behind the reduced carbon uptake
Fight fire with trade: How Europe can help save the Amazon
The EU is already responsible for hefty imports from the Mercosur bloc; it imports 10 million tonnes of soy (for livestock feed) and over 200,000 …
Degradation of Amazon rainforest affecting its natural function
Fallout could be linked to increasing droughts
‘Brazil president must consider ecological impact of new development projects’
Proposals to open Brazil’s protected areas to mining and dams concerns researchers
Borneo’s wildlife habitat to shrink by a third in 65 years
Over 30 per cent of island’s mammals likely to become extinct
The cutting edge
Conservationists in Brazil come up with a model way to reduce the pressure on forests
A look at some of the world’s most threatened forests
Unplanned and unrestrained activities for agriculture, industry and urbanisation are ruining our most important ally in nature—the forest
Countries disagree on framework for mitigation approaches
Workshop brings greater clarity on various approaches, but issue of double counting and disagreements on the role of UNFCCC still persist