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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Vale Halts Dealings With Company Over Deforestation
Brazil's Vale, the world's largest iron ore miner, said on Thursday it had suspended its business with an Amazon-based pig-iron producer accused by the government of illegal deforestation. Brazil's
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Amazon countries vow to enhance conservation efforts
Eight South American countries pledged Tuesday to boost cooperation to protect one of the planet’s largest natural reserves from deforestation and illegal trafficking in timber and minerals. Representatives
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Brazilian Amazon Groups Invade Site of Dam Project
Waving bows and arrows and dressed in war paint, hundreds of members of indigenous communities in the Brazilian Amazon invaded the construction site of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam on Thursday.
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Global Warming Will Make Chocolate a Luxury Item
The latest victim of climate change could well be something we all take for granted. It is delicious, ubiquitous, and most people cannot think of dessert without it. The International Center for Tropical
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A carbon isotope challenge to the snowball Earth
The snowball Earth hypothesis postulates that the planet was entirely covered by ice for millions of years in the Neoproterozoic era, in a self-enhanced glaciation caused by the high albedo of the ice-covered
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The Threats to a Crucial Canopy
The trees spanning many of the mountainsides of western Montana glow an earthy red, like a broadleaf forest at the beginning of autumn. But these trees are not supposed to turn red. They are evergreens,
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Brazil: Again, Court Ruling Halts Giant Amazon Dam
A Brazilian judge has suspended work on a massive hydroelectric dam in the Amazon jungle, saying it would harm fishing on the Xingu River. Brazil’s government strongly backs the project, which when completed
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Brazil Forest Law changes threaten to send climate achievements up in smoke
Proposed changes to Brazil's forest laws that will cut back protection and offer wide ranging amnesties for illegal deforestation threaten to undo the country's impressive performances in cutting back
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Cholera: Climate Change Isn’t a Culprit in Increasing Outbreaks, Study Finds
Cholera outbreaks seem to be on the increase, but a new study has found they cannot be explained by global warming. A bigger factor may be the cycle of droughts and floods along big rivers, according
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Stop the killing of beneficial bacteria
Concerns about antibiotics focus on bacterial resistance — but permanent changes to our protective flora could have more serious consequences, says Martin Blaser.