Kenny Stancil / Common DreamsNov 3, 2022
There is no way to limit global warming to 1.5°C unless the world stops felling trees to make space for cattle ranching, monocropping, and other harmful practices, experts warn. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Janine Jackson / FAIRAug 25, 2019
Big Media's coverage of modern-day crises like the South American rainforest conflagration will never do them anything approaching justice. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Kieran Cooke / Climate News NetworkJan 31, 2019
Coffee drinkers, be warned. Global coffee bean harvests are in peril, in part from rising temperatures. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alex Kirby / Climate News NetworkJan 6, 2019
A British study says consumers must be able to make sustainable choices more easily on products containing palm oil. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Paul Brown / Climate News NetworkApr 21, 2018
Fears that the supply of cocoa beans will dry up lead a confectionery giant to create a plan to help farmers have a sustainable future. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / Truthdig and Chris HedgesOct 24, 2017
The Truthdig columnist interviews Hansen, a climatology expert, about the catastrophic effects of climate change and potential political and economic solutions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Jan Rocha / Climate News NetworkJun 6, 2017
As he fights demands for him to resign, President Michel Temer is making concessions that weaken the country's commitment to fight global warming. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford / Climate News NetworkAug 22, 2016
Halting tree-felling and land clearance is not enough to save tropical rainforests without restoration programs in degraded areas, scientists say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Jan Rocha / Climate News NetworkJan 15, 2016
New legislation planned in Brazil will encourage deforestation -- despite serious drought already contributing to a big increase in fires destroying vast areas of forest. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 30, 2015
A new report reveals that two killings of environmental activists occurred on average every week -- up a fifth from 2013. Nearly three-quarters of the known deaths were in Central and South America. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Paul Brown / Climate News NetworkNov 30, 2015
A new study shows that political will is all that is needed to stop the chainsaws and bulldozers that are destroying tropical forests and contributing to global warming. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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