Deforestation of Indigenous lands could prevent Brazil from achieving climate change mitigation targets Liang Lan April 20, 2022 Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon are under constant pressure, and deforestation of these areas has accelerated in recent years.
Brazil's Amazon rainforest has already reached a new deforestation record this year George Scott April 11, 2022 The portion of Amazon rainforest impacted by deforestation in the first three months of 2022 was the highest ever recorded,....
Palm Oil for Biodiesel in the Amazon: Sustainable Fuel or Deforestation Risk? George Scott April 05, 2022 Oil palm, known as dendezeiro in Brazil, can produce up to ten times more vegetable oil per hectare than other....
Brazil’s deadly mudslides reflect neglect, climate change George Scott February 19, 2022 The landslides that devastated Petropolis this week demolished houses and ripped families apart, scarred hillsides and hearts, left at least....
Amazon deforestation: Record high destruction of trees in January George Scott February 12, 2022 The number of trees cut down in the Brazilian rainforest in January 2022 is the highest amount ever recorded in....
Greenhouse gas emission impact from peatland fires underestimated by 200–300 percent Liang Lan February 09, 2022 Deforestation fires in Brazil and Indonesia accounted for 3 percent and 7 percent, respectively, of the planet's total greenhouse gas....
Did Your Handbag Help Destroy the Rainforest? Liang Lan February 05, 2022 A recent report examines the links between fashion brands and Amazon deforestation.
Coffee may become more scarce and expensive thanks to climate change — new research Liang Lan January 31, 2022 The world could lose half of its best coffee-growing land under a moderate climate change scenario. Brazil, which is the....
