Circle of Blue
AUGUST 10, 2021
They’re in that dangerous, dangerous place because of colonial politics, but of course they’ve developed relationships with that land, and practiced their culture there,” Palmer said. It travels north along the Mahakam River, and two days later arrives in the central highlands of Borneo’s ancient rainforests. The name embraces St.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 28, 2022
New political leaders in Brazil and Colombia have promised to protect the rainforest, raising hopes of saving the ecosystem from becoming savannah
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Circle of Blue
AUGUST 2, 2021
Eastward, across gnarled rivers and historic indigenous homelands, the great Amazon Rainforest paints this basin shades of green, refreshing much of the world’s oxygen. . BR-364, the 2,700-mile asphalt strip that weaves through rainforest to connect São Paulo to Acre, might soon be lengthened.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 16, 2021
Though its northern and central regions are lush with tropical weather and rainforests, the south is historically dry, comprising vast desert stretches. The east African nation of Madagascar is a large, biodiverse island that spans the equivalent length of Florida to the Canadian border.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 11, 2021
The second concern is political domination, meaning that the autonomy of either the other country as a whole or parts of its population is impaired. For instance, destruction of rainforest in South America is partly driven by global demand for soybeans, a good deal of which comes from China.
Inside Climate News
JANUARY 16, 2023
By Bob Berwyn, Katie Surma Forests managed by Indigenous peoples and other local communities in the Amazon region draw vast amounts of planet-warming carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere while the rest of the rainforest has become a net source of the greenhouse gas, a new report has found.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Increasing fire, drought, and deforestation continue to push the region closer to a “ tipping point where it can no longer survive as a rainforest.” The global implications of this – coupled with other tipping points across the world’s ecosystems – are staggering to contemplate.
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