Every tenth of a degree counts: Scientists sound alarm as number of climate tipping elements rises

While some tipping points may have been crossed or are close to being crossed, more would be crossed as the planet warms, says study  

Don’t let Bolsonaro’s Brazil join you, non-profits urge OECD

Non-profits criticise Brazil’s candidacy to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development while dismantling socio-…

Francisco de Orellana would be stunned and stupefied by the low water levels in the Amazon: Buddy Levy

Down To Earth speaks to Idaho-based author of 2011 book on the first voyage to navigate the Amazon river in 1542

Brazil to go in for second round of voting after Lula fails to win outright

Incumbent Jair Bolsonaro is widely expected to win the second round on October 30

Over 100 endangered pink dolphins found dead in the Brazilian Amazon

Amazon River is currently in its dry season and several specimens of river flora and fauna are dealing with record high temperatures

Simply Put: Self goal at Belem

A giant dolphin once resided in the Peruvian Amazon. Its closest living relatives today inhabit the Indus and Ganga

At 3.5 metres long, the Pebanista yacuruna was the largest river dolphin that ever existed  

Amazon deforestation totalled 430 sq kms in January 2022

The area destroyed was five times larger than 2021, the highest January total since records began in 2015

Amazon forests threatened: 10% more wildfires than last year, environmental gains may be undone

Anthropogenic climate change has made the forests more prone to wildfires

Save Africa’s forest elephants if you want the Congo rainforest to continue capturing carbon: Study

World’s second-biggest rainforest could lose 6-9 % of its carbon capture ability, if the forest elephant goes extinct, says Saint Louis …

Simply Put: En route to Ecuador

World's largest eagle unable to feed its young due to deforestation

Unlike other eagles, Harpy eagles cannot effectively hunt in a non-forest environment

Ghana plants 5 million trees in one day

The government plans to make Green Ghana Day an annual event, with the target expanded to 100 million by 2024

Third of Amazon rainforest lost or degraded: Report

Climate change is a growing global concern that jeopardises the Amazon’s biodiversity

Digital Markets Act: EU’s landmark bill that takes aim at big tech

Law may also force companies like Google and Apple to allow alternatives to their app stores

‘Lianas threaten Earth’s carbon sinks’

Field ecologist Alain Ngute explains how lianas have lower carbon sequestering capacity than trees & when they compete for sunlight in the …

One-day temperatures breach 2°C warming point for 1st time

This was another year passing by with empty promises of controlling climate change

Amazon ‘one of the most dangerous places to be a green defender’: Report

One person died every other day while protecting the planet last year, says Global Witness  

Brazil Congress votes to dilute ministries of environment, Indigenous rights’ powers

First clash of President Lula with conservative Congress as lawmakers vote 15-3 to restructure ministries back to Bolsonaro-era 

DTE Coverage: Drought in the Amazon

How will the hydrocrisis affect humanity's future?

Amazon basin is in transition to an anthropogenic disturbance-dominated regime, mainly driven by globalisation

International support is urgently needed to strengthen national efforts to increase conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems, for large-scale …

Brazil polls 2022: DTE’s coverage of a ‘Once in a generation’ election

Down To Earth tried to catch all the vibes as Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva clashed in a high stakes battle

Indigenous lands have less deforestation than state-managed protected areas in most of tropics

Roughly 15 per cent of the world’s land surface is under official state protection

African leopard sighting raises hopes for their conservation in southern Cameroon

Although the Congo Basin was previously thought to be a stronghold for leopards, they are now believed to be absent in many parts of this region

Tropical forests losing capacity to cycle carbon and water, finds new tracking system

Between 15 per cent and 20 per cent of humid tropical forests have been cleared since the early 1990s