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Jake Spring

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'Amazonia' bonds in 2024 seen a tough sell for some

A political push to raise the first-ever "Amazonia Bond" has ramped up during talks to agree a "roadmap", yet the

'Amazonia' bonds in 2024 seen a tough sell for some
Americas|Environment|News

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
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
Americas|News|World

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|News|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
Business|Environment|News

Trillion-dollar group urges government action to stop nature loss

More than 100 companies, including Unilever, L'Occitane and Iberdrola, have called on governments to enact tougher policies to reach a U.N.

Trillion-dollar group urges government action to stop nature loss
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|News|Science|World

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
Environment|News|World

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|News|Science

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
Americas|Environment|World

A continent ablaze: South America surpasses record for fires

South America is being ravaged by fire from Brazil's Amazon rainforest through the world's largest wetlands to dry forests in Bolivia,

A continent ablaze: South America surpasses record for fires
Americas|Business|Environment

Firms including Amazon to buy $180 million in carbon credits from namesake rainforest

Amazon and other companies have agreed to buy carbon offset credits that will support the conservation of its namesake rainforest in the Brazilian state of Para, in

Firms including Amazon to buy $180 million in carbon credits from namesake rainforest
Environment|News

River level at Amazon rainforest port hits 122-year low amid drought

The river port in the Amazon rainforest's largest city of Manaus on Friday hit its lowest level since 1902, as a drought drains waterways and

River level at Amazon rainforest port hits 122-year low amid drought
Environment|News|World

COP16 host Colombia pushes for unified climate and biodiversity pledges

Colombia wants to write a unified climate and biodiversity pledge, seeking to combine efforts to protect nature with those to tackle climate

COP16 host Colombia pushes for unified climate and biodiversity pledges
Environment

COP16: From forests to oceans, nature in a dire state

Global destruction of nature has reached unprecedented extremes.

COP16: From forests to oceans, nature in a dire state
Environment

COP16: From forests to oceans, nature in a dire state

Global destruction of nature has reached unprecedented extremes.

COP16: From forests to oceans, nature in a dire state
Environment|Science|World

Countries must report nature protection plans to the UN. What does that mean?

Nearly 200 nations face a deadline to report their nature conservation plans to the United Nations ahead of a two-week U.N. nature summit dubbed

Countries must report nature protection plans to the UN. What does that mean?
Environment|Science|World

World lags on 2030 nature goals headed into UN COP16 talks

The world in 2022 reached its most ambitious deal ever to halt the destruction of nature by decade's end.

World lags on 2030 nature goals headed into UN COP16 talks
Americas|World

What's on the agenda at the COP16 nature summit in Colombia?

During this month's U.N.

What's on the agenda at the COP16 nature summit in Colombia?
World

UN nature talks debate rules for genetic information. What does that mean?

Countries are expected to reach a deal at this month's U.N.

UN nature talks debate rules for genetic information. What does that mean?
Environment|Science|World

Colombia's peace opened wildlife to discovery, but new violence frustrates progress

For more than five decades as violent conflict raged through Colombia's highlands and rainforests, wildlife thrived. 

Colombia's peace opened wildlife to discovery, but new violence frustrates progress
Environment|World

UN COP16 nature talks gridlocked as conservation funding trickles in

Countries were at an impasse over how to fund conservation and other key decisions as the U.N.

UN COP16 nature talks gridlocked as conservation funding trickles in
Americas|World

Countries launch nature coalition at UN COP16 talks, warn of human extinction

Colombia at the U.N.

Countries launch nature coalition at UN COP16 talks, warn of human extinction
Economy|Environment|World

Public funding for nature conservation stalls at COP16, eyes on private investment

Wealthy nations appeared to hit a limit with how much they are willing to pay to conserve nature around the world, instead shifting their focus at the two-

Public funding for nature conservation stalls at COP16, eyes on private investment
Economy|Environment|World

G20 talks in Rio reach breakthrough on climate finance, sources say

Diplomatic tensions over global warming spilled over into the G20 summit negotiations in Brazil this week, with sources saying the 20

G20 talks in Rio reach breakthrough on climate finance, sources say

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