Scientists call for conservation of Amazon’s unseen water cycle
The AAA pathway is a giant, multi-directional water cycle that connects the Andes, Amazon and Atlantic Ocean.
Tag: deforestation
Tropical forest loss puts target of zero deforestation by 2030 further out of reach
Forest loss, particularly in the tropics, releases huge volumes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Cocoa beans are in short supply: what this means for farmers, businesses and chocolate lovers
The demand for cocoa has resulted in mass deforestation and significant carbon emissions.
10 years after anti-deforestation pledge, report finds corporate world still not doing enough
Global Canopy released its annual list of companies and financial institutions connected to deforestation-linked commodities.
Climate change and conflict exacerbate global food crisis
The United Nations' World Food Program calls it 'a hunger crisis of unprecedented proportions.'
Protecting Amazon forests protects Florida from climate change
The massive Amazon, the world’s largest tropical rainforest, is the most important carbon dioxide vacuum cleaner we’ve got on land.
If we want to fully protect the Amazon, we must phase out fossil fuels
Colombia's president, Gustavo Petro, writes that the U.S. has the potential to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Brazilian agribusiness is killing the Amazon. The international community can help stop it
Brazil’s president promisedto achieve zero deforestation and reduce illegal mining in the Amazon to fight climate change,. but the Amazon ...
Climate change threatens insects — and us
Researchers warn we risk losing a sustainable future if we don’t take action to conserve insects and address climate change.
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