The world's largest rainforest is under combined threat from deforestation and human-caused climate change. In an interview with the Ecologist, tropical forest expert Dr Simon Lewis explains what is happening
… Russian roulette with a large portion of the Amazon Tom Levitt | 27th May 2011 Comment Amazon Deforestation Climate Change Carbon … happening Tom Levitt: Can you explain how the Amazon could start adding more emissions to …
Partnership between Brazil and Norway to prevent deforestation in the Amazon praised by US President Barack Obama
… Obama sings its praises, but what is the Amazon Fund? The Ecologist | 14th December 2009 News Amazon Deforestation Climate Change amazon-rainforest.jpg The Amazon Funds aims to …
To date the Amazon has been a huge carbon sink, soaking up billions of tonnes of our emissions from fossil fuels, write Oliver Phillips & Roel Brienen. But now that's changing, as trees grow faster and die younger: the sink appears to be saturating.
… Amazon carbon sink declines as trees grow … March 2015 News Forests Climate Change Carbon amazon-jungle-cut.jpg To date the Amazon has been a huge carbon sink, soaking up …
Scientists mapping the effects of deforestation in the Amazon are increasingly concerned that we are reaching a tipping point – when the forest will start to die back of its own accord and rain, currently generated by the Amazon forests, will stop falling, not just in neighbouring countries but as far afield as the United States and South Africa.
… the world Peter Bunyard | 1st July 2005 News Amazon Greenpeace Rainforest Action Network … mapping the effects of deforestation in the Amazon are increasingly concerned that we are … accord and rain, currently generated by the Amazon forests, will stop falling, not just in …
The Amazon forest both depends on, and sustains, vast 'flying rivers' that carry humid air and clouds deep into the continental interior, writes Jan Rocha. But scientists fear the flying rivers are failing due to deforestation, fire and climate change.
… Drought bites as the Amazon's 'flying rivers' fail Jan Rocha | 20th … Climate Change Forests Water Farming Science amazon-flying-river-cut.jpg The Amazon forest both depends on, and sustains, …
The world's largest rainforest is ravaged by deforestation and two recent droughts. If they continue, says one expert, the Amazon risks entering a period where it can no longer be relied upon to absorb more greenhouse gas emissions than it produces
… Is the Amazon heading towards a 'tipping point' as a … carbon sink? Tom Levitt | 27th May 2011 News Amazon Deforestation Carbon Dioxide Carbon Sink Climate Change amazon.jpg Unlike Arctic sea-ice, it is not …
Mainstream climatologists predict a 15% fall in rainfall over the Amazon if it is stripped of its rainforest. But the 'biotic pump' theory, rooted in conventional physics and recently confirmed by experiment, shows that the interior of a forest-free Amazon will be as dry as the Negev desert. We must save the Amazon before it enters a permanent and irreversible dessication.
… Without its rainforest, the Amazon will turn to desert Peter Bunyard | 2nd … March 2015 News Forests Water Climate Change Amazon South America Science … predict a 15% fall in rainfall over the Amazon if it is stripped of its rainforest. …
Thanks to massive deforestation along Brazil's Atlantic coast and the Amazon, São Paulo's reservoirs are at just 6% of their capacity and water rationing is in place. But this is just the beginning of a long term drying process that could be recreated around the world as forests are laid waste and hydrology disrupted.
… along Brazil's Atlantic coast and the Amazon, São Paulo's reservoirs are at just 6% … Forest and continuing deforestation of the Amazon, that's the problem. Forests have an … National Institute for Research in the Amazon ( reported by the Guardian 's Jonathan …
As land rights of indigenous peoples are increasingly being violated, writes Tim Radford, new research shows that the planned destruction of the Amazon rainforest is a major threat not only to cultural identity but also to the global climate.
… Amazon tribes' forests are a vital carbon sink … The forest territories of the Amazon's indigenous peoples are essential for … shows that the planned destruction of the Amazon rainforest is a major threat not only …
As economists and policymakers scramble to put a price on the stored carbon of rainforests, they could be missing the bigger (wetter) picture...
… Bunyard | 24th August 2009 Comment Forests Amazon Rainforest Natural World Climate Change Copenhagen amazon-rainforest.jpg As economists and … when we consider the 6m square kilometer Amazon Basin, the really important fact is not …
It's not just Indonesia's forests and peatlands that are burning - the Amazon is suffering almost as badly, with over 18,000 fires last month in Brazil alone, write Jos Barlow & Erika Berenguer. The future is looking hot and fiery.
… 18,000 fires rage in Brazil's Amazon rainforest Jos Barlow Erika Berenguer | … News Forests Climate Change COP21 Emissions Amazon Brazil Farming 2nd Decmber 2015 burnt-forest-amazon-cut.jpg It's not just Indonesia's …
As Brazil's climate gets drier, caused by deforestation in the Amazon and elsewhere, writes Jan Rocha, a Brazilian climate expert proposes five-point 'battle plan' to save the world's greatest tropical forest, before it's too late.
… Five steps to save the Amazon Jan Rocha | 22nd December 2014 News Brazil Forests Climate Change amazon-oxbow-manaus-cut.jpg As Brazil's … gets drier, caused by deforestation in the Amazon and elsewhere, writes Jan Rocha, a …
Newspaper apologises for article that disputed 'peer-reviewed scientific evidence' that up to 40 per cent of the Amazon rainforest is at risk from climate change
… Amazon rainforest claims not bogus admits The … Times The Ecologist | 21st June 2010 News Amazon Rainforest Deforestation Climate Change … Claims about climate change risks to the Amazon rainforest are backed by peer-reviewed …
The over-hunting of wildlife in the Amazon has an unexpected knock-on effect: the reduced seed dispersal reduces the forest's capacity to store carbon in its biomass, increasing emissions from apparently 'intact' rainforest areas.
… Hunting in the Amazon threatens rainforest carbon The … 2016 News Climate Change Carbon Forests Amazon Science Hunting Conservation Ecology … The over-hunting of wildlife in the Amazon has an unexpected knock-on effect: the …
Brazil’s cattle sector has become the largest driver for deforestation globally, overtaking palm oil plantations in Asia. With the UK sourcing 40 per cent of its processed beef from Brazil, campaigners are now calling for a consumer boycott. Chris Pala investigates
… for cheap Brazilian beef is devastating the Amazon Chris Pala | 5th April 2011 News Beef … raised in pastureland carved out of Brazil’s Amazon forest emits the equivalent of a ton of … exporter, in part because large swaths of the Amazonian forests have been burned. About 80 …
An encounter with a Colombian shaman led Peter Bunyard on a spiritual journey into and beyond the living, breathing, transpiring Amazon rainforest, providing key insights into the essential role of the great tropical forests in the workings of Gaia. He emerged re-energised from his visions - and inspired to redouble his efforts to save our wondrous planet.
… Peter Bunyard | 2nd March 2016 Comment Amazon Climate Change Rainforest Gaia Ecocide … and beyond the living, breathing, transpiring Amazon rainforest, providing key insights into … from the indigenous peoples of the Colombian Amazon: that short cuts spell danger, they are …
Water, food supplies and energy production are all in jeopardy as the Amazon forest is felled for profit. And as Paul Brown writes, the damage is spreading well beyond Amazonia itself ...
… Amazon forest loss risks water security across … America Paul Brown | 30th December 2013 News Amazon Brazil Peru Ecuador Paraguay Uruguay … energy production are all in jeopardy as the Amazon forest is felled for profit. And as …
The collapse of Yasuni Initiative has allowed pristine parts of the Ecuadorian Amazon to become vulnerable to oil exploration. As the drilling begins, Carla Shaw tells The Ecologist why she fears for more than just the environment ...
… to be affected by drilling for oil in the Amazon The collapse of Yasuni Initiative has allowed pristine parts of the Ecuadorian Amazon to become vulnerable to oil … I had the opportunity to go deep into the Amazon Rainforest via a small private plane …
The people of Sarayaku in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest are a leading force in 21st century indigenous resistance, writes David Goodman, resisting the incursion of oil exploration into their lands, winning legal victories, and inspiring other communities to follow their example.
… Deep in the Amazon, one tribe is beating big oil David … The people of Sarayaku in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest are a leading force in 21st … a community deep in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador. Behind Gualinga, …
Isn't three trillion trees enough to keep our planet healthy? It sounds like a lot, writes James Dyke, but they are under threat as never before, from deliberate deforestation and climate change. Many of the 1.5 billion trees we are losing a year are in the last great rainforests - key ecosystems under threat of drying out forever under our escalating double onslaught.
… why it rains in the rainforest . The drying Amazon As well as changing local weather, … dioxide back down from the atmosphere. The Amazon rainforest alone absorbs approximately … billion metric tonnes of carbon. Thus the Amazon rainforest has served as an important …
'Saving the rainforest' has been a battle-cry of the environmental movement since its inception. But just what does that mean, how does it work, and who exactly does the 'saving'?
… Why only the Amazonians can save the rainforest Nicholas … World Deforestation Redd Climate Change amazon.jpg 'Saving the rainforest' has been a … work, and who exactly does the 'saving'? The Amazon rainforest is the greatest of its kind …
Ecuador government urged not to give in to pressure from the US oil giant Chevron to drop record $18 billion fine for its part in the 'Chernobyl of the Amazon'
… plots to avoid cleaning up oil pollution in Amazon rainforest Tom Levitt | 9th January … fine for its part in the 'Chernobyl of the Amazon' In the north-east of Ecuador, … thick in places, lying as it does in the vast Amazon basin that stretches across nine …
Powered by 100% renewable energy, Apple is maintaining its lead as the internet's greenest company, But others are lagging behind: Google has yet to reach 50% and relies heavily on coal, while Amazon's AWS, the massive 'dark cloud' of the web, won't even answer questions.
… reach 50% and relies heavily on coal, while Amazon's AWS, the massive 'dark cloud' of the … suppliers. The dark giant of cloud computing: Amazon Web Services The report also highlights … lack of transparency" by 'cloud' giant Amazon Web Services (AWS), which provides the …
The world we inhabit is a miracle of billions of years of evolution as life has unfolded in its full beauty and diversity, writes Grant A. Mincy. But human activities - deforestation, mining, urbanisation, pollution, climate change - are tearing away at the functioning fabric of the living biosphere. A mass extinction is under way, and it must be halted, and reversed. But how?
… landscape. The Eocene gave rise to the great Amazon rainforest. Along the equator, the … on the terrestrial planet. The great Amazon is so important to the global … tropical rainforest of the mighty Amazon is a biodiversity hot spot. No other …