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Drought in the Amazon: Understanding the causes and the need for an immediate action plan to save the biome

The drought plaguing the Amazon is a worrying portrait of the climate challenges facing the world. The combination of the El Niño phenomenon and anthropogenic climate change has played a significant role in accentuating this extreme weather event. The Amazon region, known for its lush rainforest and flowing rivers, is…

The Conversation

‘Our world hangs by a thread’: Indigenous activist asks US agri giant to stop destroying Amazon rainforest

Beka Saw Munduruku , 21, traveled 4,000 miles to deliver letter and confront family behind Cargill empire over what she says amounts to a litany of broken promises

The Guardian - US

Deforestation in Bolivia has jumped by 32% in a year. What is going on?

Everything points to more, not less, tree clearance, as country’s fastest-growing region embraces intensive agriculture

The Guardian - UK

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'Cattle laundering' in Brazil: How illegal meat ends up in Europe

In this edition we explore the issue of "cattle laundering" in Brazil. This practice involves transferring cattle from a farm whose meat cannot be exported, due to illegal deforestation on its land, to another "clean" farm that is not affected by these bans. This falsely labelled meat can then in…

France 24

Top grain traders ‘helped scupper’ ban on soya from deforested land

Cargill and ADM led push to weaken new protections for threatened ecosystems in South America, report says

The Guardian - UK

Oh Bother! Winnie, poo and deforestation

Now that Winnie-the-Pooh is in the pubic domain, it's a free-for-all. In Winnie-the-Pooh: The Deforested Edition, the trees have are all gone. The book is by toilet paper company Who Gives A Crap.

WEKU

Children’s Classic Book Raises Awareness Of Environmental Impact

Winnie-The-Pooh Reimagined to Highlight Deforestation Crisis

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Brazil slows Amazon deforestation, but in Chico Mendes' homeland, it risks being too late

Luzineide Marques da Silva knows the location of each of the 748 rubber trees in the Brazilian Amazon that she and her family have rights to tap for latex

The Independent UK

What is ecocide? Camden becomes first UK council to call for ecocide to be a crime

The destruction of nature could be formall recognised as a crime under new proposals

Evening Standard

EU Introduces Regulations In The Production And Trade Of Coffee From Areas Of Deforestation

Coffee Companies must invest in areas with vulnerable landscapes to prevent loss in global coffee production

Zenger

Rainforest carbon credit schemes misleading and ineffective, finds report

System not fit for carbon offsetting, puts Indigenous communities at risk and should be replaced with new approach, say researchers

The Guardian - UK

Nipah: connection between environment and epidemic in focus

Kozhikode district's Nipah outbreaks linked to similar localities; thick foliage, rivers, areca palms, proximity to forest, Janakikkadu eco-tourism sector, bats, deforestation, climate change, human habitations, fruit, areca nut, river banks, tree inhabited by bats. Questions raised: what is disturbing bats? Human intrusion into environment to blame? Need study to understand…

The Hindu

Amazon deforestation continues to drop

“This shows how an election can change the fate of the Amazon.”

Salon

A cyclone has killed over 20 people in Brazil, with more flooding expected

The southern Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul and neighboring Santa Catarina are reeling after a devastating cyclone killed 27 people and displaced thousands.

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The Independent UK

In the battle against Amazon deforestation, Brazil offers cash rewards to municipalities

In a bid to slow down deforestation in the Amazon, Brazil will provide financial support to municipalities that have reduced deforestation rates the most

The Conversation

Why we won't be able to prevent climate breakdown without changing our relationship to the rest of the living world

Because of its growing impact on society, global warming has taken centre stage in the public debate. While most of us have not read the reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), heat waves, intensifying storms and the multiplication of extreme events remind us of the scale of…

The Conversation

Sharing benefits from the UN's deforestation reduction program remains challenging, here's why

REDD+ is the United Nations’ deforestation and forest degradation reduction program. It was established nearly 20 years ago and is still active in more than 65 countries.

Salon

High heat can stop plant photosynthesis

Heat is just one of many stressors for the world’s beleaguered Amazon

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Tropical forests may be getting too hot for photosynthesis

Study finds 0.01% of leaves in tropical forests may exceed critical temperature threshold for photosynthesis. Modelling suggests forests can withstand up to 3.9°C increase before tipping point. Action needed to protect forests from climate change; ambitious mitigation goals & reduced deforestation can help.

The Guardian - UK

In the battle to save the world’s forests, women are leading the resistance

From the Akbelen forest in Turkey to northern India to Brazil, rural women are standing up against the corporate chainsaw, says novelist Elif Shafak

Salon

Why carbon offsets don't work: study

New research questions the environmental integrity of carbon trading, a multi-billion dollar industry

The Conversation

'Worthless' forest carbon offsets risk exacerbating climate change

In early 2023, the Guardian published an article suggesting that more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets are worthless. These credits are essentially a promise to protect forests and can be bought as a way to “offset” emissions elsewhere. Verra, the largest certifier of these offset credits, said the claims…

The Guardian - UK

Amazon’s emissions ‘doubled’ under first half of Bolsonaro presidency

New study published in Nature says period was as destructive as record 2016 El Niño drought and heatwave

The Conversation

Trees discovered at record-breaking altitudes highlight why we should restore Scotland's mountain woodland

The Scottish Highlands are celebrated for wide-open views of spectacular glens (valleys) and rugged peaks. After centuries of landscape change, particularly deforestation caused by humans, it is easy to forget how well trees can thrive there. But new discoveries of small trees atop Scottish summits are surpassing the expectations of…

The Hindu

Amazon rainforest | The scramble to save the planet’s lungs

At the ACTO summit in Belem do Para, Brazil, leaders from Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana called for cooperation to protect the Amazon rainforest. The “Belem declaration” promised concerted efforts to arrest deforestation, protect Indigenous people’s rights and invite development banks to pool funds for conservation…

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