by faster | Jul 14, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: July 14, 2021 SNIP: The Amazon rainforest is emitting a billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, according to a study. The giant forest had been absorbing the emissions driving the climate crisis but is now causing its acceleration,...
by faster | May 9, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: South China Morning Post DATE: May 9, 2020 SNIP: It has not got much attention with the world focused on coronavirus, but deforestation has surged in the Amazon rainforest this year, raising fears of a repeat of last year’s record-breaking devastation – or...
by faster | Nov 24, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: Mongabay DATE: November 24, 2018 SNIP: Deforestation in Earth’s biggest rainforest reached the highest level in a decade, reports the Brazilian government. On Friday Brazil’s national space research institute INPE released its annual preliminary estimate of...
by faster | Nov 19, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: National Geographic DATE: November 19, 2018 SNIP: When Jair Bolsonaro, a 63-year-old retired Brazilian military officer, takes the helm in January of a country that manages 1.5 million square miles of the Amazon, the risks to wildlife and indigenous tribal...
by faster | Nov 19, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: Purdue University DATE: November 19, 2018 SNIP: Ecosystems that host a carbon-dioxide rich type of soil called peat, known as peatlands, are the most efficient natural carbon sink on the planet. When undisturbed, they store more carbon dioxide than all other...