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Indigenous Brazilians protest Amazon river dredging for grain exports
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Feb 5, 2026 Hundreds of Indigenous people have been protesting in northern Brazil for two weeks outside the port terminal of US agribusiness giant Cargill, angered over the dredging and development of Amazonian rivers for grain exports. Brazil's Indigenous communities have raised the alarm for months about port expansion on rivers they see as vital to their way of life, a grievance they protested at COP30 climate talks last November. "The government is opening up our territories to many projects ... to boos ... read more |
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Protected forests under threat in DRC's lucrative mining beltLikasi, Dr Congo (AFP) Jan 23, 2026 Valery Kyembo was leading an inspection of his community's protected forest reserve deep in the Democratic Republic of Congo's mining belt when two armed Congolese soldiers blocked their way. ... more
Protected forests under threat in DRC's lucrative mining beltLikasi, Dr Congo (AFP) Jan 16, 2026 Valery Kyembo was leading an inspection of his community's protected forest reserve deep in the Democratic Republic of Congo's mining belt when two armed Congolese soldiers blocked their way. ... more 
Clearing small areas of rainforest has outsized climate impact: studyParis, France (AFP) Jan 7, 2026 Think of the destruction of Earth's rainforests and a familiar image may come to mind: fires or chainsaws tearing through enormous swathes of the Amazon, releasing masses of planet-warming carbon dioxide. ... more 
Climate-driven tree deaths speeding up in AustraliaBangkok (AFP) Jan 6, 2026 Australia's forests are losing trees more rapidly as the climate warms, a new study examining decades of data said Tuesday, warning the trend was likely a "widespread phenomenon". ... more |
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In Kyrgyzstan, world's largest natural walnut forest thins awayArslanbap, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) Nov 19, 2025 Rustling through fallen golden leaves, locals in a forest outside Arslanbob in the Kyrgyz mountains were scurrying for walnuts - an ancient pastime and economic lifeline for the region. ... more 
Amazon research reveals centuries of human activity shape todays rainforest ecosystemBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 19, 2025 A multinational team led by the University of Amsterdam has identified enduring effects of historical human activity on the Amazon rainforest. Using spatial modeling and an extensive collection of a ... more 
Sweden sees silent forests as sanctuaries from a noisy worldHoor, Sweden (AFP) Nov 14, 2025 In a cottage nestled deep in a Swedish forest, three couples recently spent four days whispering and without phones as part of a campaign about the dangers of noise pollution and promoting quiet Scandinavia. ... more 
In Kyrgyzstan, world's largest natural walnut forest thins awayArslanbap, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) Nov 13, 2025 Rustling through fallen golden leaves, locals in a forest outside Arslanbob in the Kyrgyz mountains were scurrying for walnuts - an ancient pastime and economic lifeline for the region. ... more 
Ethiopia's invasive prosopis tree chokes livelihoods and landEthiopia (AFP) Nov 12, 2025 Once hailed as a solution to Ethiopia's creeping desertification, a foreign tree is now spreading uncontrollably across the east African nation, threatening fragile ecosystems and the very survival of local communities. ... more |
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Amazonian forests altered by human actions show broad changes in diversity and evolutionary patterns
London, UK (SPX) Nov 11, 2025 A comprehensive international study has found that human activity is driving deep changes in the Amazon rainforest, reshaping its ecological functions and evolutionary history. Researchers led by Lancaster University and the University of Oxford examined more than 55,000 trees across 215 plots in eastern Amazonia, representing a spectrum of disturbance - including primary forests, selectively logged sites, areas affected by fire, and secondary forests recovering from land clearance. Their analysis ... read more 
Amazon poised to host toughest climate talks in yearsBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 10, 2025 An odor of oil hung over last year's UN climate conference in Baku, capital of fossil fuel-rich Azerbaijan. ... more |
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World leaders launch fund to save forests, get first $5 bnBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 6, 2025 World leaders attending a climate summit in Brazil launched a fund Thursday to save the world's forests, quickly raking in over $5 billion in pledges to reward tropical countries for not chopping down trees. ... more 
Five things to know about 'forest COP' host city BelemBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 6, 2025 The eyes of the world are on Belem, a gateway city to the Brazilian Amazon playing host to what has been dubbed the "Forest COP" climate conference starting Monday. ... more 
UN says forests should form key plank of COP30Geneva (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 The United Nations warned Wednesday that climate change poses a threat to the world's northern forests, saying it was putting the planet's most powerful natural defence at serious risk. ... more 
Pay to protect: Brazil pitches new forest fund at COP30Paris (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 Tropical countries from Cameroon to Colombia could earn tens of millions of dollars a year under a novel approach to protecting the world's rainforests being launched at the COP30 summit in Brazil. ... more 
Biochar materials engineered from wood demonstrate mechanical strength comparable to steelTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 01, 2025 A team at the University of Toronto has found that the internal structure of wood allows biochar to achieve hardness matching mild steel, depending on how the material is measured. Their research sh ... more |
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