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Over 5,100 forest fires affected 11,580 hectares in Maharashtra in 2023-24: Minister NaikMaharashtra witnessed over 5,100 forest fires in 2023-24, impacting nearly 11,600 hectares. Gadchiroli alone reported over 7,000 incidents....- As Ebola scourges Congo, experts warn of link to the consumption of 'wild meat'Wild meat consumption in Central and West Africa, a cultural staple, poses a significant risk for zoonotic disease transmission, including ...
- Brazilian government commits $617.5M to Amazon ecological investmentBrazil is investing over 3 billion reais to boost ecological projects in the Amazon. This initiative supports sustainable tourism and the b...
- A new law in Peru treats stingless bees as rights-bearing ecological actorsPeruvian municipalities in Satipo and Nauta have granted legal rights to native stingless bees. These tiny pollinators are now recognized a...
- Protesters force their way into COP30 summit venue, clash with securityIndigenous protesters forced their way into the COP30 climate summit venue in Belem, Brazil. They demanded climate action and forest protec...
- World leaders gather for second day in Brazil, seeking solutions to confront global warmingBrazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday sought to mobilise funding to halt the ongoing destruction of tropical rainforests...
- COP30: 53 countries endorse new global fund to pay nations for preserving tropical forestsWorld leaders launched the Tropical Forests Forever Facility at COP30 in Brazil, a new initiative to channel finance for tropical forest pr...
- A corporate deal that protected the Amazon from soy farming starts to show cracksBrazilian soy farmers are expanding into the Amazon, exploiting a loophole in the Amazon Soy Moratorium that excludes secondary forests. Th...
- Ecuador completes $1.5 billion debt swap for Amazon conservationInternational environmental negotiations are facing significant setbacks. Recent UN-sponsored talks on climate change, plastic pollution, b...
- Peru: Uncontacted mysterious tribe of Mashco-Piro spotted in Amazon rainforest. Know how their existence is threatenedIndigenous tribes of the Mashco-Piro are nomadic hunter-gatherers in nature and they live in the remote areas of dense Amazon rainforest. T...
- What do COP28, money laundering and the Amazon have in common?The law enforcement meeting, dubbed "a historic collaboration", is organized by the International Initiative of Law Enforcement for Climate...
- Poverty is killing Amazon rainforest, treating soil and farmers better can help save what's leftThe poverty in the Amazon needs to be addressed in order to protect the rainforest, according to experts. The combination of poverty and li...
- Amazon Forest talks: Leaders of 8 countries meet on protecting Amazon Forest, why is it so important?Will the leaders of eight countries be able to reach an agreement on combatting deforestation and crime in the Amazon rainforest area?
- Brazilian President criticises Leonardo DiCaprio, says actor paid money to set Amazon on fireJair Bolsonaro said the actor had funded nonprofit groups that were partly responsible for Amazon fires.
- Leonardo DiCaprio wants to preserve Amazon rainforest; actor's environmental organisation to donate $5 mnAmazon rainforest has recorded the highest number of fire outbreaks this year.
- Paving green paths of the scenic Amazon RainforestThis year World Environment Day is themed on Fight against the Illegal Trade in Wildlife and the slogan is ‘Go Wild for Life’.
- Rendezvous with the world's most uncontacted tribesThere are said to be as many as one hundred “uncontacted tribes” still living in some of the most isolated regions of the world.
- Brazil to create $900 mn Amazon development fundBrazil hopes to collect US$900 million in international contributions for a fund to finance protection and sustainable development in the A...
- If you want to master something, teach it: YossiMaster motivator Yossi Ghinsberg is here to motivate workforces with his Amazonian experiences. "Everything I say in my session has to be l...
- Brazil investigates environmental, evangelical groups for conduct in Amazon rain forestBrazil's intelligence service said a six-month investigation of environmental and evangelical groups active in the Amazon found evidence of...
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