Select Page
Amazon rainforest now emitting more CO2 than it absorbs

Amazon rainforest now emitting more CO2 than it absorbs

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,...
With world distracted, the Amazon rainforest continues to burn

With world distracted, the Amazon rainforest continues to burn

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...
Amazon deforestation at highest level in 10 years, says Brazil

Amazon deforestation at highest level in 10 years, says Brazil

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...
Major natural carbon sink may soon become a carbon source

Major natural carbon sink may soon become a carbon source

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...