Indigenous Communities Protect the Amazon
About 1.5 million Indigenous people reside in the forests of the Amazon in South America. Although deforestation and fires have eaten into … [continued]
About 1.5 million Indigenous people reside in the forests of the Amazon in South America. Although deforestation and fires have eaten into … [continued]
Ecuador voters resoundingly supported referendums to block oil drilling in a biodiverse rainforest and gold mining in the Chocó Andino … [continued]
The Amazon Rainforest is one of the world’s largest carbon sinks, and home to a tremendous diversity of animal, plant, … [continued]
Your grandkids need Bolsonaro to lose.
Leather remains a lucrative commodity and a big problem for many automotive brands, which are being linked to the environmental degradation of the Amazon rainforest.
The world is getting a better understanding of just how important forests are in the global fight against climate change.
Every month, climate scientists make new discoveries that advance our understanding of climate change’s causes and impacts. The research gives a clearer picture of the threats we already face and explores what’s to come if we don’t reduce emissions at a quicker pace.
New satellite data shows that the Amazon rainforest is drier than usual and could be at risk of fires this year.
Large ecosystems such as the Amazon rainforest and Caribbean coral reefs could collapse within a lifetime, according to a new … [continued]
Climate anxiety is real. I’ve felt it for years — a sense that we’re demolishing the only planet we have, hurtling toward a cliff at unprecedented speed, and, for the most part, only a backseat driver is currently starting to murmur something along the lines of, “Hey, guys? Ummm … maybe we ought to … you know, I don’t want to nag or anything, but, maybe we oughta, ya know, slow down?” I know it’s real in others, too — I’ve seen a growing number of despair-oriented posts in my social media feeds. This week, it seems to have hit a fever pitch, with the Amazon rainforest on fire in a way that just seems different somehow.