Tropical forests may be less sensitive to global warming than previously thought, argues a new study published in Nature Geoscience.
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The mining boom in the Amazon
The largest rainforest in the world is in the middle of a mining boom fueled by high mineral prices, according to a new assessment of resources of the Amazon.
Gucci launches ‘zero-deforestation’ handbag
Gucci has rolled out a collection of ‘zero-deforestation’ handbags. Each handbag comes with a “passport” that provides the history of the product’s supply chain going back to the ranch that produced the leather.
108 million hectares of the Amazon rainforest available for oil and gas exploration
The concessions for exploration and extraction of oil and gas are proliferating along the Amazon countries according to a new comprehensive atlas of the region.
A promising initiative to address deforestation in Brazil at the local level
The history of the Brazilian Amazon has long been marked by deforestation and degradation. Until recently the situation has been considered out of control. Then, in 2004, the Brazilian government launched an ambitious program to combat deforestation. http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/13/0227verissimo239
Palm oil company destroys 7,000 ha of Amazon rainforest in Peru
A palm oil producer has leveled some 7,000 hectares of rainforest in the Peruvian Amazon, highlighting the risks of oil palm expansion in the world’s largest tropical forest, reports El Comercio.
The challenge of putting Brazil’s forests in good hands
People often associate Brazil with its forests. It’s no wonder given that nearly 60% of the country’s territory is covered by forests. You might assume that a country like this would care about educating people to sustainably manage this heritage. Well, you’d be wrong!
Can saving forests help feed the world?
As world population climbs from 7 to a projected 9 billion people and emerging and developing economies demand ever more of the food and fiber that drive deforestation, many environmentalists ask with increasing urgency whether and how tropical forests can survive.
Brazilian agency rejects Canadian company’s bid to mine controversial Amazon dam site for gold
Brazil’s Federal Public Ministry rejected a proposed gold mining project adjacent to a controversial dam site in of the Amazon, reports Amazon Watch, an environmental activist group that is campaigning against both the mine and the dam.
Rate of tree die-off in Amazon is higher than conventionally believed
The rate of tree mortality in the Amazon rainforest due to storm damage and drought is 9-17 percent higher than conventionally believed, reports a study.Â