Air pollution in Amazon rainforest worse than big cities like London and Beijing, new data shows

The cause of the pollution is largely fires set by humans to clear forest for cattle and pasturelands, according to the peer-reviewed findings ...
Climate Compass on MSN

The Congo Basin: Earth's Other Great Rainforest You Rarely Hear About

While most people think of the Amazon when discussing tropical rainforests, there's another colossal green giant quietly ...
Science Daily

Earth has hit its first climate tipping point, scientists warn

Global scientists warn that humanity is on the verge of crossing irreversible climate thresholds, with coral reefs already at their tipping point and polar ice sheets possibly beyond recovery. The ...
AFP on MSN

Brazil boasts drop in deforestation ahead of UN climate talks

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has fallen for the fourth straight year, the government said Thursday, a boost ...

How healthy is the Amazon, the world's largest tropical rainforest?

Brazil, which is hosting the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in the city of Belem, aims to highlight ...

Save the Amazon or Drill for Oil? Brazil Says It Can Do Both.

Brazil, which is hosting the 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference this month, wants to show the world it is a leader in safeguarding the planet. Its record tells a more complicated story.
The BMJ

From rainforest communities to inner city patients—the Brazilian doctors working to combat the climate crisis

With Brazil set to host COP30, The BMJ talks to doctors who are working to help the communities worst affected by the climate crisis For Brazilian doctor Érika Pellegrino the covid-19 pandemic was a ...