Carbon and the fate of the Amazon
This publication shows that carbon prices exceeding US$ 20 per ton of CO2 captured by the natural regeneration of deforested areas in the Amazon would be truly transformative for the region’s landscape.
Amazon
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Norway to pay Peru $300 million for forest-based emissions reductions
Norway plans to spend as much as $300 million to support a program in Peru to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the destruction of the world's fourth largest tropical forest, the two countries announced
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Brazil builds giant Amazon observation tower
The Amazon rainforest is responsible for absorbing tonnes of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere Construction has begun on a giant observation tower in the heart of the Amazon basin to monitor climate
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The drivers of tropical speciation
Since the recognition that allopatric speciation can be induced by large-scale reconfigurations of the landscape that isolate formerly continuous populations, such as the separation of continents by plate
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Global Roadmap Shows Where to Build Roads and Where to Avoid Building Them
A study published in Nature presents a 'global roadmap' for prioritising road building across the planet and balancing development with nature conservation. "Roads often open a Pandora's Box of environmental
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Brazil dismantles 'biggest destroyer' of Amazon rainforest
The authorities in Brazil say they have dismantled a criminal organisation they believe was the "biggest destroyer" of the Amazon rainforest. The gang is accused of invading, logging and burning large
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Brazil makes progress on saving forests, Indonesia risks setbacks-report
Brazil has made good progress in safeguarding the Amazon rainforest but Indonesia's plans for its forests could face setbacks under a new government, a report commissioned by top forest aid donor Norway
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on infrastructure in World Carbon Credit market, 14/08/2014
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on infrastructure in World Carbon Credit market, 14/08/2014.
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Potential hydrologic changes in the Amazon by the end of the 21st century and the groundwater buffer
This study contributes to the discussions on the future of the Amazon rainforest under a projected warmer-drier climate from the perspectives of land hydrology. Using IPCC HadGEM2-ES simulations of the
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Amazon tribe makes first contact with outside world
Indigenous people crossed from Peru into Brazil looking for help to combat illegal loggers and drug traffickers, researchers say Isolated native people likely to be fleeing attacks in Peru have turned
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Ecuador’s Pricey PR Fuels Fight Against Chevron in Pollution Case
Parables help us make sense of a mysterious world. Slow and steady, the tortoise teaches the hare a lesson in overconfidence. David has a surprise for towering Goliath. Lawyers and environmental activists