Bolsonaro Wants to Plunder the...

Jan 30, 2019 by

The Brazilian president’s pro-business agenda will be a test of American companies’ commitment to the environment.

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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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The Largest Ever Tropical Refo...

Feb 14, 2018 by

[Translate] The project in the Brazilian Amazon is using a new technique for planting trees that results in more, stronger plants–and...

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BILL COULD PUT THE AMAZON AT R...

Mar 2, 2017 by

BILL COULD PUT THE AMAZON AT RISK BY OPENING HUGE AREA TO MINING

[Translate]   By Jan Rocha / Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG     Gold and iron ore are two of the many minerals found in the...

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BATTLE FOR THE AMAZON: TAPAJOS...

Jan 22, 2017 by

[Translate] “The Tapajós River, Brazil. More than forty dams would turn this free flowing river and its tributaries into a vast...

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WILL THE AX FALL ON NIGERIA...

Nov 3, 2016 by

WILL THE AX FALL ON NIGERIA’S NATIONAL PARKS?

[Translate] By NATALIE INGLE Photo A road winds through the mountains in Cross River State in southeastern Nigeria. Credit...

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Environment Rainforest Activis...

Mar 11, 2016 by

[Translate] The move over palm oil sends a powerful message to investors: unethical companies pose too great a risk. By Reynard Loki...

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Welcome to a New Planet: Clima...

Oct 9, 2015 by

Welcome to a New Planet: Climate Change ‘Tipping Points’ and the Fate of the Earth

[Translate] Environment Climate scientists have begun to note early indicators of possible catastrophes. By Michael T. Klare /...

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The Amazon tribe protecting th...

Sep 11, 2015 by

The Amazon tribe protecting the forest with bows, arrows, GPS and camera traps

[Translate]   Ka’apor Indians set fire to illegally cut logs found near the indigenous territory. Photograph: Lunae...

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THIS IS WHAT THE WORLD WILL LO...

Sep 9, 2015 by

THIS IS WHAT THE WORLD WILL LOOK LIKE AFTER CLIMATE CHANGE

[Translate] Humans are destroying the world as we know it…and creating a new one. —By Lizzie Wade  MOTHER JONES Canon.P/Shutterstock...

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THE WETTEST RAINFOREST IN THE ...

Aug 1, 2015 by

THE WETTEST RAINFOREST IN THE U.S. HAS GONE UP IN FLAMES

[Translate] When fire can eat a rainforest in a relatively cool climate, you know the Earth is beginning to burn. By Subhankar...

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WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS FROM THE ...

Jul 23, 2015 by

WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS FROM THE PARIS CLIMATE CONFERENCE

[Translate] Environment COP21 may well be the endgame — our last, best chance to achieve a global, legally binding climate agreement....

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REMEMBER THAT BULLDOZED RAINFO...

Jun 15, 2015 by

REMEMBER THAT BULLDOZED RAINFOREST? WE HAVE PRETTY GOOD NEWS.

[Translate] Shutterstock By Nathanael Johnson   GRIST A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a patch of Indonesian rainforest that was...

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THE UN SURPRISES EVERYONE WITH...

Jun 11, 2015 by

THE UN SURPRISES EVERYONE WITH A BREAKTHROUGH DEAL TO SLOW DEFORESTATION

[Translate] Shutterstock By John Light  GRIST A surprise deal emerged from U.N. climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany, this week:...

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