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First Thing: west mulls Russian oil import ban over Ukraine invasion

Russia threatens Europe’s gas supplies, and says rejecting its oil would be ‘catastrophic’ for world. Plus, tipping point for Amazon rainforest looms

The Guardian - UK

Meanwhile, On The Other Side Of The Globe, The Amazon Is Near A ‘Tipping Point’ With Droughts

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Amazon nears climate 'tipping point' faster than expected

Paris (AFP) - Hammered by climate change and relentless deforestation, the Amazon rainforest is losing its capacity to recover and could irretrievably transition into savannah, with dire consequences for the region and the world, according to a study published Monday.

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Amazon rainforest on verge of ‘tipping point’ of irreversible changes: study

A new study has determined the Amazon rainforest is approaching a “tipping point” of die-off, wherein the region will be irreversibly changed into a savanna.

Tribune News Service

Is the Amazon rainforest on the verge of collapse?

Sprawling 5.5 million square kilometres, the Amazon rainforest is the largest of its kind and home to about one in ten of all known species. To date, at least 40,000 plants, 2,200 fish, 1,200 birds, 400 mammals, 400 amphibians, and 375 reptiles have been scientifically classified in the region, not…

The Conversation

Climate crisis: Amazon rainforest tipping point is looming, data shows

Analysis of satellite observations show forest is losing stability with ‘profound’ global implications

The Guardian - UK

Climate change brings extreme, early impact to South America

Scientists have long been warning that extreme weather would cause calamity in the future

The Independent UK

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Tayto Park announces exciting arrival of adorable baby monkey

Geoldi’s Monkeys are a small and vulnerable primate found throughout western regions of the Amazon basin

Dublin Live

Mining firms targeting Brazil indigenous lands: report

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Major mining companies are seeking to expand to currently protected indigenous lands in the Amazon rainforest, bolstered by billions of dollars in financing from international banks and investment firms, a report found Tuesday.

AFP

Ecuador: Oil spill in Amazon rainforest 'could have been avoided'

More than a million litres of oil spilled in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador after a pipeline ruptured on January 28. The company that manages the pipeline said it was damaged by falling rocks, brought down by erosion and heavy rain, claiming that the incident "could not have been foreseen".…

France 24

Presidents’ Day: What America’s leaders did next after leaving the White House

The Obamas signed a lucrative production deal with Netflix, Teddy Roosevelt explored the Amazon, Gerald Ford wrote a joke book and Donald Trump plotted revenge against his enemies

The Independent UK

Brazil's Bolsonaro issues decrees to boost mining of Amazon

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has issued two decrees to boost gold prospecting with a focus on the Amazon rainforest

The Independent UK

‘Loophole’ allowing for deforestation on soya farms in Brazil’s Amazon

Satellite data shows rainforest cleared for cattle and maize on farms growing soya, undermining claims crop is deforestation-free

The Guardian - UK

This lawyer should be world-famous for his battle with Chevron – but he’s in jail

Chevron is accused of polluting the Amazon for 26 years. The only people who’ve paid the price are a human rights lawyer and those whose land was poisoned

The Guardian - US

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Manchester Evening News

Protesters camped out on Ryebank Fields for nearly a year to stop a housing development have now built their own home

“We can’t save the Amazon in Chorlton, but we can save Ryebank Fields.”

AFP

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon hits January record

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon set a new record for January just three weeks into the year, according to data released Wednesday, a worrying sign of the surging destruction of the world's biggest rainforest.

AFP

Amazon oil spill in Ecuador was 6,300 barrels

Quito (AFP) - An oil spill caused by a ruptured pipeline in Ecuador's Amazon region leaked almost 6,300 barrels into an environmental reserve, according to information provided Wednesday by the company that owns the conduit.

The Conversation

The great Amazon land grab – how Brazil's government is turning public land private, clearing the way for deforestation

Imagine that several state legislators decide that Yellowstone National Park is too big. Also imagine that, working with federal politicians, they change the law to downsize the park by a million acres, which they sell in a private auction.

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AFP

Oil spill pollutes nature reserve in Ecuadoran Amazon

Quito (AFP) - An oil spill in eastern Ecuador has reached a nature reserve and polluted a river that supplies water to indigenous communities, according to the country's environmental ministry.

Al Jazeera

‘Gold in the sea’: Brazil’s booming fish bladder trade

Amazon fishers are cashing in on a booming maw industry fuelled by Chinese demand, but the threat of overfishing looms.

The Independent UK

Tarnished Gold: Illegal mining stokes Indigenous divisions

Relentless pressure from the rapid growth of illegal gold mining in Brazil's Amazon rainforest is stoking long-standing divisions in local Indigenous communities about the best path forward for their collective well-being

LiveScience

Deforestation: Facts about the widespread destruction of Earth's forests

Deforestation can include clearing the land for farming or livestock, or using the timber for fuel, construction or manufacturing.

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