Science, environment not a priority as Brazil announces major cuts in budget

The government has announced 51 per cent and 44 per cent cuts for environment and science & research respectively to reduce overall budget deficit

Brazilian climate scientist wins Volvo Environment Prize for work on Amazon

Nobre has raised concern over possible "savannisation" of the largest tropical forest in the world

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

Amazon biodiversity under threat owing to poor social indicators of inhabitants

A study cites lack of access to clean water, illiteracy, violence and shortage of opportunities to improve living standards among the problems

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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Peru’s indigenous community occupies oil wells in Amazon

Protestors demand more compensation from the company for contamination of their lands

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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

Hike in soy production in Brazil linked to higher child cancer deaths, finds study

Notes rise in pesticide use with soy expansion; timely mitigation mitigated link between expansion and cancer incidences

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 

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