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Amazon rainforest stores carbon for the world, but this carbon sink is at risk, a study finds

Amazon rainforest stores carbon for the world, but this carbon sink is at risk, a study finds

Tired Earth August 13, 2024

Researchers found Amazon trees held 56.8 billion metric tons of carbon above ground in 2022.

Earth’s Latest ‘Vital Signs’ Show the Planet Is in Crisis

Earth’s Latest ‘Vital Signs’ Show the Planet Is in Crisis

Tired Earth July 06, 2024

The overall picture of Earth’s health is grim, although there are bright spots: solar and wind power are on the....

Rare birds at risk as narco-gangs move into forests to evade capture – report

Rare birds at risk as narco-gangs move into forests to evade capture – report

Tired Earth June 12, 2024

Cocaine traffickers have put two-thirds of Central America’s key habitats for threatened birds under threat, study finds.

Austria’s farming, economy ministers urge von der Leyen to delay EU anti-deforestation law

Austria’s farming, economy ministers urge von der Leyen to delay EU anti-deforestation law

Tired Earth April 30, 2024

Austria’s agriculture and economy ministers have urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to postpone the implementation of the....

Mountain forests are being lost at an accelerating rate, putting biodiversity at risk, warns study

Mountain forests are being lost at an accelerating rate, putting biodiversity at risk, warns study

Hannah Steiner March 19, 2023

Much of the loss occurred in tropical biodiversity hotspots, putting increasing pressure on threatened species.

Amazon mammals threatened by climate change

Amazon mammals threatened by climate change

Hannah Steiner February 21, 2023

Study reveals impacts of Savannization on Brazilian Amazon land animals.

Human activity has degraded more than a third of the remaining Amazon rainforest, scientists find

Human activity has degraded more than a third of the remaining Amazon rainforest, scientists find

Hannah Steiner January 28, 2023

Preventing the advance of deforestation remains vital, and could also allow more attention to be directed to other drivers of....

Amazon rainforest deforestation is influencing weather in Tibet

Amazon rainforest deforestation is influencing weather in Tibet

Hannah Steiner January 09, 2023

The Amazon rainforest is considered to represent one of the world's tipping points, where small, gradual changes can eventually lead....