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Has the Amazon reached its ‘tipping point’?
Some Brazilian scientists fear that the Amazon may become a grassy savanna — with profound effects on the climate worldwide.
Even without human-driven deforestation, climate change threatens some forests
In a study published in Science, researchers analyzed a set of climate and ecosystem models to predict the risks that climate change poses to forests.
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Foreign capital powers Brazil's meatpackers and helps deforest the Amazon
Foreign investors, including asset management companies and pension funds, now own large stakes, which means that ordinary citizens in the United States and elsewhere are helping fund Amazon deforestation through their investments.
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In Malaysian Borneo's rainforests, powerful state governments set their own rules
Under Malaysia's federal system, state governments hold authority over most regulations regarding land usage and environmental protection.
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European public roundly rejects Brazil trade deal unless Amazon protected
An average 75% of respondents in 12 European nations say the gigantic EU-Mercosur trade pact should not be ratified if Jair Bolsonaro’s Brazil doesn’t end Amazon deforestation; EU governments are listening.
'Rivers of gold' rush through the Peruvian Amazon in stunning NASA photo
They look like pools of pure gold; they're actually pits of toxic mud.
Palm oil giant Korindo accused again of illegally burning Papuan rainforest
The finding is the latest allegation of illegal burning by Korindo, which is accused of having cleared a Chicago-sized area of rainforest in Papua.
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