This Month in Climate Science:...

Apr 28, 2020 by

This Month in Climate Science: Carbon Sinks Shrink, Bumble Bees Decline, Nightingale Wings Shorten, and Ecosystems Could Collapse Faster

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Amazon Deforestation Is Causin...

Feb 12, 2020 by

Amazon Deforestation Is Causing 20% of Forests to Release More Carbon Than They Absorb

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The Shocking Size of the Austr...

Jan 3, 2020 by

The devastating California wildfires of 2018 and last year’s fires in the Amazon rainforest made international headlines and shocked the world, but in terms of size they are far smaller than the current bushfire crisis in Australia, where approximately 12 million acres have been burned to date.

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PHOTOS: The Amazon Rainforest,...

Aug 23, 2019 by

International concern is growing over the rapidly spreading fires that are destroying large swaths of the Amazon rainforest

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The Simple, Yet Elusive, Key T...

May 9, 2019 by

Preserving and restoring forests is an effective step toward mitigating climate change, and comes with a host of other benefits.

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NASA Finds Amazon Drought Leav...

Nov 1, 2018 by

A single season of drought in the Amazon rainforest can reduce the forest’s carbon dioxide absorption for years after the rains return, according to a new study published in the journal Nature.

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Brazilian court blocks aboliti...

Sep 15, 2017 by

Brazilian court blocks abolition of vast Amazon reserve

[Translate] Judge says president Michel Temer went beyond his authority in issuing decree to dissolve Renca, after fury from...

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BP and Total’s Drilling ...

May 23, 2017 by

BP and Total’s Drilling Plans Threaten Permanent Damage to Unique Amazon Reef

[Translate] Environment A Brazilian prosecutor said the drilling could cause irreparable damage to this diverse ecosystem. By John...

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OIL SPILL HITS PERU’S AM...

Oct 16, 2016 by

OIL SPILL HITS PERU’S AMAZON — AGAIN

[Translate] News > Latin America Demonstrators organized by groups from Loreto protest against oil exploitation in Peru’s...

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Droughts Dry Up Amazon’s ‘Gree...

Jul 22, 2016 by

Droughts Dry Up Amazon’s ‘Green Lungs’

[Translate] By Tim Radford / Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG     A reduction of the Amazon rainforest’s canopy is contributing to...

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World’s Biggest Economie...

Sep 5, 2015 by

World’s Biggest Economies Devise Plan That Spells Doom for Planet Earth

[Translate] Experts warn that the G20’s massive infrastructure plan will cause “rapid ecological deterioration.” By...

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China’s Amazonian railway ‘thr...

May 17, 2015 by

China’s Amazonian railway ‘threatens uncontacted tribes’ and the rainforest

[Translate] Environmentalists sound alarm over plans to construct 5,300km route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to cut...

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Ecuador’s president urge...

May 17, 2015 by

Ecuador’s president urges Brad Pitt to scrap Amazon oil spill movie

[Translate]   Socialist leader Rafael Correa concerned film will be based on a book he alleges covered up actions of oil giant...

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Can Peru stop ‘ethical chocola...

Apr 18, 2015 by

Can Peru stop ‘ethical chocolate’ from destroying the Amazon?

[Translate] Amazon rainforest Andes to the Amazon NGOs allege illegal deforestation of primary rainforest to plant cacao and oil palm...

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Agribusiness Giant Adopts Hist...

Apr 2, 2015 by

Agribusiness Giant Adopts Historic No-Deforestation Policy

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling  CLIMATE PROGRESS A soy field cuts into a forest in Brazil. CREDIT: Shutterstock On Tuesday, search...

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