UN biodiversity conference focuses on whether worldwide efforts to protect land, water are working
Twenty-three targets will be discussed including cutting food waste and preventing the introduction of invasive species.
Wildlife, climate and plastic: how three summits aim to repair a growing rift with nature
By the end of 2024, nearly 200 nations will have met at three conferences to address three problems: biodiversity loss, ...
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The Shriveling Mighty Amazon River Drying Out
Fossil fuel CO2 emissions are taking the world’s time-honored ecosystems, like the world-famous Amazon River, down onto their ...
Indigenous groups in Brazil weren’t consulted in major carbon credits deal
The deal foresees the purchase of up to 12 million tons of carbon credits generated by reducing deforestation in Para between ...
Bezos-Backed 'GEOTrees' Will Earn Rainforest Nations Carbon Finance
GEOTrees may be the most advanced monitoring system for CO2 sequestration —data that can be stored and distributed globally ...
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40% of Amazon rainforest unprotected as Brazil's Lula announces highway plans
Brasília, Brazil - Scientists are calling for greater protections for the Amazon rainforest after it was revealed that nearly 40% of its areas most critical to curbing climate change remain ...
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Climate extremes will boost methane emissions in the Amazon
Climate extremes predicted for the Amazon region could significantly impact the emission and uptake of methane.
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Deforestation remains low, but fires surge in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest
The rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has remained near a six-year low despite a surge in the number of fires ...