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UNESCO names 18 new Global Geoparks

UNESCO names 18 new Global Geoparks

Hannah Steiner May 31, 2023

The 18 new designations brings the total up to 195 Geoparks, covering a total surface area of 486,709 km2, equivalent....

‘We are not afraid’: Indigenous Brazilian women stand up to gender violence

‘We are not afraid’: Indigenous Brazilian women stand up to gender violence

Hannah Steiner January 24, 2023

Women from Brazil’s indigenous communities are particularly vulnerable to gender-based violence, but UN-backed initiatives, and a change in the law,....

September sees worst-ever deforestation rate in Amazon

September sees worst-ever deforestation rate in Amazon

Liang Lan October 09, 2022

Brazilian Space Research Institute says 1,455 km2 were destroyed in September.

Brazil's Amazon sees worst August fires in over a decade

Brazil's Amazon sees worst August fires in over a decade

George Scott August 31, 2022

Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest surged in August to the highest for the month since 2010, surpassing the blazes in....

Crucial illegal road threatens Amazon rainforest as experts say stakes couldn't be higher

Crucial illegal road threatens Amazon rainforest as experts say stakes couldn't be higher

Liang Lan August 25, 2022

An illegal dirt road ripping through protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon is now only a few miles shy of....

Global soy exporters adopt new measures to cut deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado region

Global soy exporters adopt new measures to cut deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado region

Liang Lan June 28, 2022

Six of the world’s largest food and agribusiness companies have developed a new method to tackle deforestation and grassland conversion....

World Rainforest Day 2022: As forests are depleting, see what governments are doing to protect them

World Rainforest Day 2022: As forests are depleting, see what governments are doing to protect them

George Scott June 22, 2022

At the COP26 climate conference in November 2021, over 100 world leaders pledged nearly $19.2 billion of public and private....

Brazil's Amazon deforestation hits April record, nearly double previous peak

Brazil's Amazon deforestation hits April record, nearly double previous peak

George Scott May 07, 2022

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon surged to record levels for the month of April, nearly doubling the area of forest removed....