Ecuadorians lose $9.5-billion pollution case against US company
The US company is likely to leverage the new ruling to avoid paying any compensation to victims.
British actor Mark Rylance voices support for the Kawahiva
The hunter-gatherer tribe of the Amazon rainforest is threatened by loggers, miners and powerful ranchers who steal their land and resources
US company settles out of court with indigenous Peruvians in oil spill case
Occidental Petroleum was being sued by Achuar communities for the destruction of their habitat in the Amazon
Feeding frenzy
14 fly species and 18 species of wasps found living in a single tropical flower, feeding on each other
Dictators in digital world
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A mythical tragedy
At the root of the tragedy of commons lies not the inherent selfishness of people, but the imposition of practices and projects alien to the …
New intermediary guidelines: The good and the bad
Problem of intermediary regulation gets deserved attention in the new rules; bringing online curated content platforms within the ambit of …
World set to lose India-sized forest cover by 2050
The report predicts that 289 million hectares of tropical forests will be cleared between 2016 and 2050
A holiday in bad air
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Top 5 global risks in next decade environmental: WEF report
The document also found a ‘generational shift’ in climate perception and warned about increasing health burden due to diseases
Amazon River Dolphins face extinction risk: Study
Dolphin flesh and blubber is being used as bait to ensnare catfish, endangering the species
How pandemics fuel the rise of mega-corporations
The Black Death and COVID-19 seem to have caused concentration and centralisation of business and state power. The question is whether these …
Brazil finally gets some rain, but drought prevails
Country’s worst drought in nearly 80 years may lead to rationing of water by the government
25 years after death, Chico Mendes lives in to save Amazon
Twenty-five years after he was shot dead, environmentalist Chico Mendes remains a living force in the movement to save the Amazon. Because of his …
Australian TV channel gets flak for racist depiction of Amazon tribe
Survival International launches 'Freakshow TV' to challenge Channel 7's portrayal of the Suruwaha as savages
World’s leading financial institutions continue to bankroll deforestation
Most of them have failed to manage and mitigate environmental, social and governance risks
On the brink: Is it too late to fix damage to climate systems?
Giant ice sheets, ocean currents and permafrost regions may have already passed the point of irreversible change. Most other crucial climate …
Armageddon
The fires in the Amazon forest show no signs of abating. Lax environmental laws have added fuel to them
2015-16 El Niño: Wildfires in Amazon led to over 30 million tonnes of CO2 emission
Almost one million hectare of primary and secondary forests was burned during the 2015–2016 El Niño season
Brazil drought may lead to water rationing by government
With more than four million people likely to be affected, this is believed to be the worst drought in Brazil
Brazilian government cancels mega dam on the Amazon’s Tapajós River
The project could have caused flooding of lands and forced displacement of indigenous Munduruku people
Getting Amazon to pay its taxes could be Jeff Bezos’ biggest climate action
Climate justice demands democratic oversight over efforts to overcome mankind’s biggest challenge
‘Brazil president must consider ecological impact of new development projects’
Proposals to open Brazil’s protected areas to mining and dams concerns researchers
Global warming: world is locked into 1. 5 °C temperature rise, warns World Bank
New climate report warns of longer droughts, extreme weather, and increase in ocean acidification
Amazonian secrets
Hundreds of ridges that crisscross the rainforests of South America have helped flora and fauna proliferate, says a latest study