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Stressed Amazon Forest a threat to global climate system – Researchers

The Amazon rainforest could approach a tipping point, which could lead to a large-scale collapse with serious implications for the global climate system. A new Nature study...

World Jaguar Day: Amazon’s apex predator in silent decline

In the past, jaguars were revered as deities but, currently, their population is being drastically reduced throughout their habitat Explore the deep, dense jungles where...

Latin American experts gather in New York to discuss fossil fuel free zone in the Amazon

As government representatives, civil society organisations and Indigenous leaders gather in New York for Climate Week, the UN General Assembly, and the UN Secretary-General’s...

Reactions trail Amazon summit’s failure to commit to end oil and gas exploitation

The Amazon Summit concludes with some progress and a resounding absence. The final scenario is described as "hopeful but insufficient" by various civil and...

Amazon summit fails to set concrete targets to stop deforestation

The eight nations that share the Amazon basin have come under fire for a joint declaration agreed at their summit in Brazil. The critics were...

Firetrap: Deforestation, warming lock Amazon rainforest in dry grassland state

Global warming and drastic deforestation could dry out the Amazon rainforest faster and enforce the risk of keeping it downright fire trapped. A new study...

Brazil’s Lula plans to fight Amazon deforestation if he wins election

Former Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, says he will  pursue a new environmental and climate policy if he wins the country’s presidential...

Amazon rainforest losing resilience, says satellite data analysis

The Amazon rainforest is likely losing resilience, data analysis from high-resolution satellite images suggests. This is due to stress from a combination of logging and...

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Nigeria can leverage on renewables to industrialise, says Rep. Sam Onuigbo

Sponsor of Nigeria’s Climate Change Act and former Member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Sam Onuigbo, has stated...
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INC-4: Delegates seek global treaty to curb plastic pollution scourge

“We need to throw away this throw-away culture!” This statement encapsulated the sentiment driving delegates’ commitment to end plastic pollution...

Edwin Clark University to address environmental issues in Niger Delta – VC

The Edwin Clark University (ECU) says it has made breakthrough research into environmental and industrial chemistry. Vice Chancellor of the...

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Nigeria can leverage on renewables to industrialise, says Rep. Sam Onuigbo

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