Congo: World’s 2nd-largest rainforest continues to vanish with half a million hectares lost in 2022, says report

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, which accounts for 60% of the rainforest, has a rapidly growing population which has increasing food and …

Malawi’s tiny Chapman’s chameleons are holding on for dear life

Populations of the Chapman’s pygmy chameleon in isolated forest patches are ‘genetically disconnected’

Save Africa’s forest elephants if you want the Congo rainforest to continue capturing carbon: Study

World’s second-biggest rainforest could lose 6-9 % of its carbon capture ability, if the forest elephant goes extinct, says Saint Louis …

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 …

What an Indian environmentalist in Brazil has to say on the Amazon fires

Kerala-born environmental scientist Shaji Thomas, who has been working in the Amazon for the past 25 years, shares his thoughts on the infernos …

Indigenous defenders stand between illegal roads, survival of Amazon rainforest — elections in Brazil, Peru could be a turning point

A victory for sustainability, conservation and culture in Brazil could resonate across political borders into Peru and the other seven countries …

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 …

Davi Kopenawa wins Alternate Nobel Prize for protecting the Amazon rainforest

Davi has frequently been threatened by the gold miners and politicians who target the resources inside the Yanomami territory

Amazonian wildlife: Collateral damage of the inferno

The fires that raged and are still raging in the Amazon rainforest, have had an impact on not just human lives but also animals

Quarter of the Amazon at point of no return, says new report; still possible to save remainder

Some 66% of the Amazon is subject to some type of constant or permanent pressure

That gadget of yours may have illegally mined gold from the Amazon

The supply chains of the planet’s most valuable electronics and electric car companies are being supplied by two refineries under …

Indigenous peoples sue Ecuador govt, oil firms over spill

On April 7, 2 oil pipelines had spilled 15,000 barrels of crude oil into 2 of Ecuador's most important rivers

‘The fight to save the Amazon is urgent as there is no Plan B’

One of Brazil’s most noted indigenous voices, Sonia Guajajara, speaks on the Amazon fires

Threatened species up by 25% in Queensland’s Wet Tropics due to climate change

Habitat loss, alterations in ecosystems and invasive species are among major threats  

The dreaded rainforest shift

The implications of the world’s largest rainforest competing with human-generated greenhouse gases are alarming

Amazon fires declined in September, but deforestation persists: Amazon Watch

The outbreak of fires in the rainforest declined 19.6 per cent compared to the same period 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

Road expansion, deforestation shrinking wildlife in Congo Basin: Study

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

Deforestation embargoes in Brazilian Amazon not followed in over 85% area: Report

Embargoes helped revive only 13% forest area

Toxic heavy metals found in indigenous people living near oil fields of Peruvian Amazon: Study

High levels of mercury, cadmium & arsenic were found in the urine samples of people living river basins of Corrientes, Pastaza, Tigre & …

Germany commits over $200 million for shattered Brazilian Amazon; but is it enough?

The flow of capital alone won’t combat the issue of deforestation until its amalgamation with government policies and laws regarding the …

More than 75% of Amazon rainforest near tipping point, may transform into dry savanna: Study

Researchers say it is not too late to act; reducing deforestation will protect the forest’s threatened parts and boost Amazon rainforest …

Commitments fall short: Amazonian indigenous people slam CoP26

Rather than taking meaningful action, CoP26 has provided powerful political and corporate actors the opportunity to cement false solutions, …

‘The Yanomami need the world’s support to bring pressure on Bolsonaro’

Down To Earth talks to Davi Kopenawa, the ‘Dalai Lama of the Amazon Rainforest’

‘World must share responsibility for Amazon fires’

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