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What Happens to Carbon Offsets When the Amazon Is on Fire?
The emergency threatening part of the world’s largest rainforest is proof that offsets are too risky to count on.
Climate Change in 2019: What Have We Learned From 2018?
The effects of climate change are unpredictable and will only get worse unless we act now.
To Curb Climate Change, We Need to Protect and Expand US Forests
When we cut down or burn trees and disturb forest soils, we release that stored carbon to the atmosphere.
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The End of a People: Amazon Dam Destroys Sacred Munduruku “Heaven“
Brazil dynamited an indigenous sacred site to make way for Teles Pires dam.
Climate Change Pledges Not Nearly Enough to Save Tropical Ecosystems
The carbon pledges made by 178 nations in Paris to date won't likely save tropical coral reefs or cloud forests, or prevent mass global extinctions.
Campaigners Resist Destruction of Istanbul Forests and Wetlands for Airport Megaproject
Destruction of 76 square kilometres of forests, lakes and farmland is proceeding north of Istanbul.
World’s Forests Are Fragmenting Into Tiny Patches, Risking Mass Extinctions
The loss of forest has wrought dramatic consequences for biodiversity.
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Our Planet’s Lungs Are Dying
We need to start protecting our planet's forests.
India’s Indigenous Evictions – the Dark Side of the Jungle Book
While the world gears up for Jungle Book fever, something sinister is afoot in the forests of India.
Biomass Thermal: The Logs That Break the Forest’s Back
While part of the biomass incineration movement is hailing a