‘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

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

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

Hydroelectric dams reduce tropical forest biodiversity, says study

Studies have shown that dams displace indigenous communities, affect the flow of rivers and increase greenhouse gas emissions 

Biodiversity hotspot in the Amazon awaiting official recognition for 20 years

Peru government silent on awarding protected status

Amazon’s ability to absorb carbon is declining, says study

Researchers say the quick dying of trees is behind the reduced carbon uptake

Degradation of Amazon rainforest affecting its natural function

Fallout could be linked to increasing droughts

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

Human actions make Amazon rainforest more vulnerable to fire

Rainforests don't normally burn, but in 2015 Brazilian rainforests experienced 19,739 cases of fire

Ecuadorians lose $9.5-billion pollution case against US company

The US company is likely to leverage the new ruling to avoid paying any compensation to victims.

About 9,000 sq km of Brazilian Amazon lost to deforestation; government unaware

The study suggests that deforestation-related greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil are nearly twice as high as government estimates

A 'sapphire rush' has sent at least 45,000 miners into Madagascar's protected rainforests

The island's latest mining boom threatens a critically endangered lemur – and puts human lives at risk

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

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

Deep in the jungle, scientists explore the links between the Congo and climate change

Researchers aim to understand how the world’s second-largest rainforest is responding to—and influencing—global warming

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

Climate change kills 98% insects in Puerto Rico’s rainforest: study

This decline will majorly impact the forest plantation and the animals living there

Will Jair Bolsonaro destroy the Amazon and its Indians?

It remains to be seen whether Brazil’s President-Elect will act on his pre-poll statements vis-à-vis Amazonia and its natives. …

Come together, non-profit tells international community, as Bolsonaro takes charge

Amazon Watch adds voice to Brazil’s national indigenous movement that is mounting resistance to the far-right politician

Climate change has a history of disrupting civilisations, study finds

Major shifts in temperature and rainfall in the first millennium affected agriculture and also caused the decline of many indigenous groups in …

Road expansion, deforestation shrinking wildlife in Congo Basin: Study

Accelerating deforestation could also leak carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, contributing to the greenhouse effect

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 …

‘World must share responsibility for Amazon fires’

The number of fires in Brazil this year have jumped 83% over last year

70% of global forests at risk of degradation: UNCCD report

The Amazon, Borneo and the Greater Mekong regions will lose the most forest cover by 2030, it says