rainforest
The Amazon has survived changes in the climate for 65 million years. Now it’s heading for collapse, a study says
Environment
February 15, 2024
The Amazon has survived changes in the climate for 65 million years. Now it’s heading for collapse, a study says
CNN — The Amazon rainforest is on course to reach a crucial tipping point as soon as 2050, with devastating…
Rainforest destruction soared in 2022 despite global pledges to halt deforestation, new report finds
Environment
June 28, 2023
Rainforest destruction soared in 2022 despite global pledges to halt deforestation, new report finds
CNN — The destruction of the world’s rainforests ramped up last year, despite global pledges to end deforestation by 2030,…
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has already reached a new deforestation record this year
World
April 10, 2022
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has already reached a new deforestation record this year
(CNN) – The portion of Amazon rainforest impacted by deforestation in the first three months of 2022 was the highest…
Amazon near tipping point of shifting from rainforest to savannah, study suggests
Environment
March 13, 2022
Amazon near tipping point of shifting from rainforest to savannah, study suggests
CNN – The Amazon rainforest may be nearing a critical tipping point that could see the biologically rich and diverse…
Indigenous leaders push new target to protect Amazon from deforestation
Environment
September 5, 2021
Indigenous leaders push new target to protect Amazon from deforestation
MARSEILLE, France, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Indigenous groups urged world leaders on Sunday to back a new target to protect…
Two-thirds of tropical rainforest destroyed or degraded globally, NGO says
Environment
March 8, 2021
Two-thirds of tropical rainforest destroyed or degraded globally, NGO says
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforest cover, new data reveals…
Respiratory ailments rise in Brazil as Amazon fires rage
World
August 28, 2019
Respiratory ailments rise in Brazil as Amazon fires rage
PORTO VELHO, Brazil (AP) — Lingering smoke in the Amazon is reportedly causing increased respiratory problems — particularly among children…
Brazilian Amazon deforestation surges, embattled institute says
World
August 7, 2019
Brazilian Amazon deforestation surges, embattled institute says
Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon increased 278 percent year-over-year in July, according to official data released Tuesday by a government…
Brazil president may smother rainforest, scientists warn
Environment
November 27, 2018
Brazil president may smother rainforest, scientists warn
SAO PAULO (AP) — Scientists warn that Brazil’s president-elect could push the Amazon rainforest past its tipping point — with…
Radical plans, risks in foreign policy of Brazil’s Bolsonaro
World
November 1, 2018
Radical plans, risks in foreign policy of Brazil’s Bolsonaro
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro has often expressed admiration for Donald Trump and appears poised to…