Extreme drought and fire risk may double by 2060
Climate change may soon double the impact of extreme drought and fire. And it’s a two-way traffic.
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Europe warns of Brazilian trade boycott over fires
Appalled by more forest loss and worse wildfires, eight European countries warn of a possible Brazilian trade boycott.
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Moderate forest damage raises local temperature
Trees cool the world. They also cool themselves. Even moderate forest damage makes local temperatures soar.
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Brazil spurns do-it-yourself solar power
Brazilian Customs imagine that parts for a do-it-yourself solar power scheme to help remote communities are luxury goods, and tax them accordingly.
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Loss of unregarded forests is at danger level
19 March, 2018 – Three new studies highlight the value of the world’s unregarded forests – and the dangers they face as the climate changes.
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Read moreAmazon’s Indians and rainforest under attack
9 May, 2017 − Attacks on Amazon Indians and on their land rights are threatening vital areas of rainforest indigenous people have preserved for centuries.
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Read moreHuman impact on Amazon is nothing new
8 March, 2017 – New studies show the effect of climate change on fish in the Amazon, and find evidence that human impact on the rainforest goes back thousands of years.
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Read moreElectric vehicles threaten to overtake biofuels
5 January, 2017 – A sharp increase in the predicted global number of EVs prompts Brazil to rev up its promotion of low-carbon biofuels.
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Read moreDeforestation forces up Brazil’s carbon emissions #Deforestation #ClimateChange
Last year Brazil undertook to make drastic cuts to its carbon emissions, but newly released information shows that in fact[…]
Read moreAmazon land rights face greatest threat #Deforestation #LandGrabs
Policymakers in the Amazon region are failing to protect indigenous land rights that safeguard forests and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Ensuring forest[…]
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