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COP30 has big plans to save the rainforest. Indigenous activists say it’s not enough

On Friday, at least 100 Indigenous protestors blocked the entrance to the 30th Annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP30, in Belém, Brazil. The action comes on the heels of an action ...
Forbes

The Amazon: Both Forest And River Are Critical To Climate Solutions

The launch of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) at the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil underscores how the Amazon Forest can be part of the climate solution. There’s another Amazon, ...
Phys.org

Amazon could lose over a third of forest cover by century's end

A new LMU study estimates that land use changes in conjunction with climate change could lead to the loss of up to 38% of the Amazon rainforest by the end of the 21st century. The Amazon is the ...
Mongabay

Indigenous women in Peru use technology to protect Amazon forests

Kichwa, Ticuna and Matsés women are leading forest patrols and training other women in the use of technology such as GPS, drones and satellite alerts. They are protecting the forest not only as an ...
Mongabay

The fate of flying rivers could decide Amazon ‘tipping point,’ report says

The Amazon’s “tipping point” refers to the transition of the rainforest into a drier, savanna ecosystem. The rainforest’s ecological balance depends on the transport and recycling of moisture, but ...
WLRN

Save the Amazon or drill for oil? Brazil says it can do both

When President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil returned to power, he had an ambitious goal: restoring his country’s image as a champion of climate action. He vowed to slash Brazil’s emissions of ...