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...more malaria

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

A tale of two peoples

Just as Brazil and Nigeria lie Geographically parallel to each other along the Atlantic, the fates of their seem sealed in a similar fashion. …

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

Amazon's genetic gold

Scientists decode genome of a bacterium with medical and industrial uses

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

Amazon’s ability to absorb carbon is declining, says study

Researchers say the quick dying of trees is behind the reduced carbon uptake

Cloud view clears up

Origin of aerosols dictates cloud shape

Degradation of Amazon rainforest affecting its natural function

Fallout could be linked to increasing droughts

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

Fossilised fish bones from Africa are fertilising the Amazon forest

Study shows that dust containing phosphorous from fish fossils helps photosynthesis in the Amazon region

Biocharcoal helps check global warming

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Global Eco Watch: Red Sea turtles are now mostly being born female due to climate change

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Amazon rainforest is drying out. How much more abuse can it take?

Amazon rainforest is one of the world’s biggest carbon sinks. Preserving its trees is crucial to meeting international targets that limit …

The cutting edge

Conservationists in Brazil come up with a model way to reduce the pressure on forests