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climate-change
www.nytimes.com
2 weeks ago
OMG science

Can Forests Be More Profitable Than Beef?

Forest restoration companies aim to create a profitable industry by selling credits for storing carbon and preserving trees. [ more ]
Axios
3 months ago
Environment

Amazon rainforest nears tipping points, but it's not too late: study finds

As much as half of the Amazon rainforest may cross tipping points as soon as 2050, affecting Earth's biodiversity and carbon balance sheet.
Greenhouse gas emissions cuts and curbs in deforestation can reduce the likelihood and severity of large-scale shifts in the Amazon rainforest. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
OMG science

Amazon rainforest could reach tipping point' by 2050, scientists warn

10% to 47% of Amazonian forests will be threatened by a combination of impacts including global warming, changing rainfall, deforestation and fires.
This could trigger the collapse of forest ecosystems, causing irreversible loss of wildlife, affecting rainfall, and hitting lives and livelihoods. [ more ]
www.aljazeera.com
3 months ago
Environment

Global warming drove record Amazon rainforest drought, study finds

Climate change, not El Nino, was the primary driver of the drought in the Amazon rainforest last year.
Global warming caused by the burning of fossil fuels made the drought 30 times more likely and caused water levels to slump to record lows. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
5 months ago
Environment

Fossil fuel phase-out will not avert climate breakdown without protections for nature'

Human destruction of nature is pushing the planet to a point of no return, even with a phase-out of fossil fuels.
Protecting natural carbon sinks, such as forests, wetlands, and peatlands, is crucial for staying within the 1.5C temperature threshold. [ more ]
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www.france24.com
1 month ago
France politics

Macron and Lula announce 1 billion investment plan for the Amazon

French President Macron launched a billion-euro Amazonian green investment plan with Brazilian President Lula.
France and Brazil aim to promote a global investment plan into the bioeconomy, emphasizing a Franco-Brazilian moment in diplomatic relations. [ more ]
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
2 months ago
Design

Tacita Dean and Cornelia Parker make works from Amazonian ash to raise money for Indigenous communities

Artists use ash and charcoal from Amazon rainforest in new exhibition and auction at Christie's London.
Funds raised to support Xingu Indigenous communities for firefighting equipment and monitoring technologies. [ more ]
Mail Online
2 months ago
OMG science

World's biggest snake is discovered in the Amazon rainforest

The Northern Green Anaconda in the Amazon is massive, reaching 26ft in length and 440lbs in weight.
A new distinct species of Green Anaconda, Eunectes akayima, has been discovered in the Amazon due to genetic differences. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Environment

Devastating drought in Amazon result of climate crisis, study shows

The climate crisis turned the Amazon rainforest drought into a devastating event, which was made 30 times more likely due to global heating.
Protecting the rainforest is crucial for combating climate change as it acts as the world's largest land-based carbon sink. [ more ]
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