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Environment|Science|World

Nearly 40% of Amazon rainforest most vital to climate left unprotected, data show

Scientists agree that preserving the Amazon rainforest is vital to combating global warming, but new data on Wednesday indicate huge swathes of the jungle that are

Nearly 40% of Amazon rainforest most vital to climate left unprotected, data show
Environment|News

In Lula's Brazil, Amazon deforestation rises for first time in 15 months

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rose in July, breaking a 15-month streak of falling destruction under President Luiz Inacio da Silva,

In Lula's Brazil, Amazon deforestation rises for first time in 15 months
Environment|Science

World's forests failed to curb 2023 climate emissions, study finds

Forests and other land ecosystems failed to curb climate change in 2023 as intense drought in the Amazon rainforest and record wildfires in Canada hampered their

World's forests failed to curb 2023 climate emissions, study finds
Americas|Environment

Brazil judge blocks paving of highway through heart of Amazon rainforest

A Brazilian judge on Thursday issued an injunction to stop the paving of a highway through the center of the Amazon rainforest, amid fears the roadway would boost

Brazil judge blocks paving of highway through heart of Amazon rainforest
Environment|Health|News

Flooded Brazil 'ghost town' a climate warning to world, UN advisor says

Record floods that killed over 170 people and displaced half a million in southern Brazil are a warning sign of more disasters to come throughout the Americas

Flooded Brazil 'ghost town' a climate warning to world, UN advisor says
Environment|Science

Protecting 1.2% of Earth would prevent most extinctions, study says

Setting aside an additional 1.2% of the world's land as nature preserves would prevent the majority of predicted plant and animal extinctions and cost about $263

Protecting 1.2% of Earth would prevent most extinctions, study says
World

Spring came early: February likely warmest on record amid climate change

The world likely notched its warmest February on record, as spring-like conditions caused flowers to bloom early from Japan to Mexico, left ski slopes bald of snow in Europe

Spring came early: February likely warmest on record amid climate change
Environment|News|World

Climate lawsuits build as a Latin American court hears largest case ever

Latin America's human rights court holds a final hearing in Brazil on Wednesday in a case that's part of a global wave of climate litigation, as several

Climate lawsuits build as a Latin American court hears largest case ever

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