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 …
Scientists have found that the world's second greatest rainforest, the Congo, is losing its green, writes Tim Radford. As temperatures rise and rainfall reduces, the forest canopy is taking on a browner hue, and this could be an early signal of worse damage to come.
… Radford | 30th April 2014 News Forests Africa Amazon Congo Water Climate Change Ecology … consequent rises in temperature. And in the Amazon ... Across the Atlantic, things also look bleak for the Amazon rainforest, according to Paulo Brando …
Despite massive clearance of carbon-rich forests for palm oil, cattle ranching, soybeans and other cash crops, writes Tim Radford, a new study finds that the net volume of carbon stored in trees is increasing thanks to their growing numbers on grasslands, on abandoned farmland, and in China.
… The great rainforests of the Congo , the Amazon and Southeast Asia may not be doing so …