What ancient farmers can really teach us about adapting to climate change – and how political power influences success or failure
Depending on how they are used, ancient agricultural practices can either reinforce social inequalities or create more equitable food systems
The Amazon’s tallest tree just got 50% taller – and scientists don’t know how
At 88m tall, it dwarfs the previous record holders by almost 30 m
Satellite data alerts help stop Africa forest cover loss: Study
Tree felling dropped by an average of 18 per cent in Africa relative to the average 2011–2016 levels
Huanglongbing: Curse of the yellow dragon
As it goes global, here is a primer on what exactly is Huanglongbing, a deadly disease affecting citrus trees
IN PHOTOS: Indigenous protestors camp at Bolsonaro's doorstep as crucial native title case begins
A Brasilia court will hear a case on whether legal protection should be accorded to only those lands owned by native people in 1988
How small family farms are adapting to climate change in Brazil
Agroecology offers a production strategy that enables small farmers in northeastern Brazil’s semi-arid region to survive through droughts
Major victory for indigenous groups in Ecuadorian Amazon
Chinese company pulls out of contract to drill for oil in remote rainforest after protests by indigenous groups
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
What is the Darien Gap? And why are more migrants risking this Latin American route to get to the US?
The challenging topography of humid, swampy rainforest as well as criminal gangs who control the area, make the route an extremely challenging …
DTE Coverage: Drought in the Amazon
How will the hydrocrisis affect humanity's future?
Amazon basin is in transition to an anthropogenic disturbance-dominated regime, mainly driven by globalisation
International support is urgently needed to strengthen national efforts to increase conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems, for large-scale …
Drought in the Amazon: A tragedy announced
The severe drought affecting the Amazon is producing a human and environmental tragedy in the region, with the marginalised suffering the most
Gondwana ‘wellspring’ of mammalian evolution, not Laurasia: Research
Mammals evolved 50 million years earlier than thought in the southern supercontinent and migrated north from there
Venezuela’s isolated indigenous groups under siege from miners, disease and guerrillas
The Hoti, Yanomami and Piaroa, isolated indigenous groups in Venezuela, are under threat on several fronts
800 women still die in childbirth every day globally: Unicef report
The lowest coverage levels tend to be in the poorest countries where maternal mortality levels are highest, it says
After Bengaluru, now Bogota? High in the Andes, Colombia’s capital begins water rationing
City facing the cumulative impacts of El Nino climate phenomenon, says Colombian environment minister
Vaping likely has dangers that could take years for scientists to even know about
Many people don’t even know what these vaping devices contain
Brazilian scientists warn that the Pantanal is at risk of collapse
Once a model for sustainable land use, scientists alert world to “the tragedy of the commons” afflicting one of Earth’s most …
Pod of rare orcas found dead on Chile beach
Type D orcas are native to the Southern Hemisphere. Scientists are unsure of the reasons behind the beaching
Don’t assume Pantanal’s jaguars are safe. Here is why
Down To Earth speaks with jaguar expert and conservation scientist Fernando Tortato about the road ahead for jaguars in their stronghold of the …
COVID-19 could complete the conquest of the Americas that started 500 years ago
By destroying Amazonia’s last uncontacted peoples, it will do what smallpox and others did in centuries past
Ecuador annuls austerity decree, restores fuel subsidy
Decree 833 will be replaced with a new one that contains mechanisms to focus resources on who needs it most, said President Lenín Moreno
After Amazon fires, Brazil now faces oil spill crisis
Mysterious oil slicks have spread across 2,000 kilometres of the country’s northern coast since September, contaminating beaches and …
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
Indigenous leaders flags Bolsonaro's team for UN talks
Its an attempt to provide legitimacy to the controversial policies of the government that caused much harm to the environment, especially the Amazon
