Amazon
Giant tower to monitor climate change in the Amazon
NEWS: Taller than the Eiffel Tower, the observatory will capture vital data on how climate change is impacting the rainforest
Amazon’s ‘flying rivers’ dry up as drought takes hold
NEWS: Scientists believe Amazon rainforest water loss is the result of continuing deforestation and climate change
Rainforest protection could “stagnate or decline” without support
NEWS: Green groups and private sector says REDD+ is key to cutting emissions, but government action is needed
Environmental concerns as Peru cuts red tape for mining
NEWS: Peruvian law could damage rainforests and indigenous rights, undermining credibility ahead of UN climate talks
Scale of Amazon rainforest carbon loss revealed
NEWS: Forest conservation programmes must address logging and wildfires, large scale Amazon study shows
Brazil hydro drive ‘violating human rights’ say Amazon tribes
NEWS: Rainforest dams threaten indigenous peoples and diverse ecosystems say campaigners
Brazil achieves 70% reduction in Amazon deforestation
NEWS: As Brazil bids to win the World Cup on home soil, new research indicates it’s already a winner on combating deforestation
Brazil targets climate victory at ‘greenest’ World Cup
NEWS: Government offsets emissions and hails efficient stadia, but critics warn of football greenwash
Google enters smart grid market with $3.2bn Nest deal
Tuesday’s top 5: Tech giant’s purchase of smart thermostat company a boost for smart grids, Peruvian government to push ahead with Amazon drilling, and global warming forces plants up mountains
Warming climate could push Amazon region into further poverty
Peru’s efforts to reduce poverty are at risk from the effects of climate change, one example of the problems facing the wider Amazonia region in a warming world
Amazon forest loss threatens Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and Ecudaor
Water, food supplies and energy production are all in jeopardy as the Amazon forest is felled for profit, campaigners say
Norway commits $100m to World Bank forest protection scheme
Funds will allow Congo Basin countries to start developing national strategies to reduce rainforest destruction
Amazon destruction could cut US rainfall by 50%
Over 1.4 billion acres of dense forest make up the Amazon basin producing one quarter of the world’s oxygen supply
Global warming likely to exacerbate El Nino effects – study
Morning summary: Australia to face more extreme weather say researchers; Newspapers in Australia cast doubts on climate change; Illegal gold mining in Peru increased Amazon deforestation by 400%
Amazon decline worse than IPCC projections
Researchers from Texas found Amazonia’s dry season has lasted a week longer each decade since 1979 due to climate change
Rainforest picnic: how to stop eating the Amazon this summer
Andrew Mitchell from the Global Canopy Programme explains how everything we eat and wear is linked to the world’s great rainforests
Amazon deforestation could hurt Brazil’s farmers
Widespread loss of forest could affect rainfall in key agricultural regions of Brazil, hitting beef and soya productivity
Brazil soya and beef exports driving 30% of deforestation emissions
Report into Amazon deforestation levels calls for greater focus on the role of global consumption in driving land degradation
Climate impacts on Amazon expected to be complex
Scientist says Amazon rainforest less likely to succumb to die-off of trees, because main greenhouse gas could act as a powerful fertiliser
Climate change hurting Amazon rainforest warns Nasa
Persistent drought since 2005 affecting ability of one of planet’s largest carbon sinks to survive