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Six Congo Basin nations have unveiled an innovative “payment for environmental services” program that puts money directly into the hands of local communities and farmers who protect and restore Africa’s vast rainforests. Announced at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil,…
What began as a teenage adventure through the Amazon’s muddy roads and winding rivers would eventually reshape how Brazil thinks about forest conservation. Virgilio Viana was just 16 when he first ventured deep into the rainforest with two friends, traveling…
For thousands of years, the Tapajós River has been the lifeblood of Indigenous communities in the Brazilian Amazon. Now, these same communities are fighting to protect their ancestral waters from an expanding commercial waterway that they say threatens their way…
Turkey wins diplomatic deal to host 2026 UN climate summit after Australia drops three-year campaign for Adelaide venue. Meanwhile, Nazi-era bombs dumped in Baltic Sea have transformed into thriving artificial ecosystems off Germany's coast, surprising marine researchers.
Indonesia stands at a critical crossroads in the global climate crisis, embodying one of the most striking contradictions of our time. Despite being among the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations, the Southeast Asian archipelago remains the sixth-largest producer of greenhouse gas…
Marine biologists establish exact plastic amounts that kill ocean wildlife, while 500,000 protesters flood Manila demanding answers about $10 billion in missing flood protection money. Brazil recognizes 10 new Indigenous territories following climate summit demonstrations.
A groundbreaking study is challenging the common belief that Earth’s sixth mass extinction is accelerating, revealing instead that species loss may have actually slowed down over the past century. However, researchers caution that this apparent good news might be misleading.…
Camber Sands beach requires massive cleanup after wastewater plant failure released plastic biobeads. Ford allegedly sold one million faulty diesel cars in UK High Court case. Indigenous activists demand Amazon protection voice at Brazil climate summit.
A desperate seal escaped an orca pod by jumping onto a photographer's boat in Washington's Salish Sea, as European Union climate leadership erodes amid rising right-wing politics. Australia's climate scientist Tim Flannery warns against coalition compromises on environmental reform.
While ignorance of the law offers no legal defense, willful ignorance of environmental consequences has become a dangerous shield for those responsible for our planet’s future. This troubling dynamic is playing out most dramatically in Brazil’s approach to the Amazon…
