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1. Fires in the Amazon Rainforest: Causes and Consequences: This article from National Geographic provides an overview of the causes and consequences of fires in the Amazon rainforest. It discusses the human activities that have caused the deforestation of the rainforest and the devastating effects that the fires have had on the environment and the local communities. 2. Scientists Are Finding New Ways to Study the Amazon Rainforest From Space: This article from The New York Times discusses how scientists are using satellite imagery to gain a better understanding of the Amazon rainforest. It describes the various methods being used to analyze the data and how they can be used to better inform conservation efforts and help protect the rainforest. 3. Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest: A Video Exploration: This video from National Geographic provides an in-depth look at the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. It explores the causes of the deforestation and its devastating effects, as well as the efforts being made to try and protect the rainforest. 4. How the Amazon Rainforest Helps Combat Climate Change: This article from The Guardian examines how the Amazon rainforest helps to combat climate change. It looks at how preserving the rainforest can help reduce global temperatures, as well as
Illegal gold mining has destroyed over 4,000 hectares of Amazon rainforest in just four Indigenous territories in the past two years, warns Greenpeace. As Brazil’s top importer of gold, Canada must act. - Greenpeace Canada
MONTREAL – Illegal gold mining remains rampant in the Amazon rainforest despite government efforts to curb it, reveals new analyses of satellite data from 2023 to 2024. The Greenpeace investigation…
Inside the Isle of Man’s 750 acre rainforest restoration project – EnvironmentJournal
A new project will help vital woodlands recover and create the biggest nature reserve on the island. The huge area covers 1,124acres, with 750acres classified as temperate rainforest, which have largely disappeared from the British Isles over recent centuries, covering less than 1% of the region’s total landmass. Led by…
BioPak and Greenfleet announce latest leaf cup series ahead of World Rainforest Day - Eco News
(L-R: Kohuhu, Makomako and Kapuka) Kohuhu (K?h?h?) – The flowers attract pollinating moths and night insects with their honey-scented nectar. Wineberry (Makomako) – Shares the M?ori name with the native Bellbird, also known as the k?mako or korimako. New Zealand Broadleaf (K?puka) – Found up to 1,000 metres above sea level, Littoralis means ‘growing by the sea’. BioPak, […]
How green is Pope Leo XIV? – Environmental News Bits
Read the full story at Inside Climate News. The new pope could guide the Catholic Church into a new era of care for the environment. Pope Leo XIV, once known as Robert Prevost, previously served as a bishop in Chiclayo, Peru, a city not far from the Amazon rainforest. According to The Associated Press, “Prevost deepened…
Governors are leading the fight against climate change and deforestation around the world, filling a void left by presidents – Environmental News Bits
Forests like the Amazon play vital roles in balancing the environment, from storing carbon to releasing oxygen. Silvestre Garcia-IntuitivoFilms/Stone/Getty Images by Mary Nichols, University of California, Los Angeles When the annual U.N. climate conference descends on the small Brazilian rainforest city of Belém in November 2025, it will be tempting to focus on the drama…
Recent Birding Highlights from Varablanca and Cinchona – Costa Rica Living and Birding
During a year of birding in Costa Rica, I usually end up visiting most major parts of the country. By "major", I mean principal ecoregions like the dry forests of the northwest, lowland Caribbean slope rainforest in the east, high elevation oak forest, and other habitats that culminate in
Trump’s Logging Push Thrusts a Dagger at the Heart of Wilderness - Yale E360
Alaska’s Tongass is the world’s largest temperate rainforest and a sanctuary for wildlife. The Trump administration’s plan to rescind a rule banning roads in wild areas of national forests would open untouched parts of the Tongass and other forests to logging and development.