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Will New Carbon Market Work? Indonesia Will Provide First Test

Yale E360

carbon market is expected to open as soon as next year, with carbon-rich Indonesia planning to generate billions of dollars in credits from its vast rainforests. But critics say the trading system is susceptible to fraud and errors that will undermine emissions goals. Read more on E360 →

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Climate Negotiators To Focus on Renewables and Rainforests

Environment + Energy Leader

They will take up the issue at this year's climate conference in Bonn, Germany, where the plight of the rainforest nations will also take center stage. Climate negotiators are aiming for net zero by 2050, requiring a tripling of renewable energy by 2030.

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Wild Sounds: The Loss of Sonic Diversity and Why It Matters

Yale E360

From birdsong in the rainforest to whale calls in the oceans, the world is losing the variety of sounds that enriches life. Habitat loss, species extinctions, and industrial noise all contribute to this sonic loss, which cuts off a vital human connection to the Earth. Read more on E360 ?.

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How an audacious sonic survey could help revive damaged rainforests

New Scientist

The world’s largest "ecoacoustic" survey, listening to Costa Rican rainforests, could pave the way for a network of sensors listening to the planet’s biodiversity in real time

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Sacred Groves: How the Spiritual Connection Helps Protect Nature

Yale E360

From Ethiopia’s highlands to Siberia to the Australian rainforest, there are thousands of sacred forests that have survived thanks to traditional religious and spiritual beliefs. These places, many now under threat, have ecological importance, experts say, and must be saved. Read more on E360 →.

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Listening to the Endangered Sounds of the Amazon Rainforest

Inside Climate News

“The Territory,” a documentary about the Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people’s fight to protect their land, spotlights the unique natural music of the rainforest. By Kiley Bense Watching the first few minutes of “The Territory,” a new documentary set in the Amazon rainforest, is like listening to a symphony of deforestation.

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The Amazon rainforest now emits more carbon than it absorbs

Inhabitant

A recent study in Nature shows that the Amazon rainforest is now emitting more CO2 than it absorbs. For the first time, scientists have confirmed that despite once being the largest carbon sink in the world, the rainforest has turned into a pollutant due to high rates of deforestation.