Tropical Forests May Be Giving Climate Extra Help

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Jan 4, 2015 New research indicates that the role of the world’s tropical forests in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere may have been underestimated. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Disaster Looms If Loss of Amazon Rainforest Continues

By Jan Rocha, Climate News Network Dec 12, 2014 A Brazilian climate expert proposes a five-point “battle plan” in a war against the deforestation of the Amazon that is having increasingly dire impacts on the regional and global climate. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Tribal Lands Are Vital for Amazon Forest Carbon Sink

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Dec 6, 2014 As land rights of indigenous peoples are increasingly being violated, new research shows that destruction of the Amazon rainforest is a major threat not only to cultural identity but also to the global climate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Slayings Turn Spotlight on Peru’s Forest Policies

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Nov 21, 2014 The killing of tribal leaders trying to defend their Amazon rainforest lands from illegal logging has put Peru’s president under pressure ahead of next month’s U.N. climate conference. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Diet’s Effects on Emissions Give Food for Thought

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Nov 15, 2014 American researchers confirm that a shift to vegetarian, Mediterranean or fish-based diets would cut greenhouse gases, conserve forests and savannah, and have a big impact on obesity-linked health problems. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Illegal Deforestation Is Growing Problem for Climate

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Sep 13, 2014 Foreign demand for agricultural products worth an estimated $61 billion annually is driving up the devastating rate at which tropical forests are being cleared illegally -- and pushing up carbon emissions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate and Economy Fan Flames in Spain

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Aug 22, 2014 The combined forces of climate, economic and social change are leaving Spain increasingly exposed to the damaging and costly effects of wildfires. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Canada Puts Oil Exploitation Before Forests

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Aug 10, 2014 Having repudiated the Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Canada is still exploiting tar sands for oil -- despite accepting that climate change is destroying its forests. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Change Damages Europe’s Forests

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Aug 7, 2014 New research shows that forest ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to rapid changes in the climate and have been suffering intensified disturbance in Europe for decades. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Desert Dust Feeds Deep Ocean Life

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jul 14, 2014 Most of the iron found in the Atlantic Ocean is provided by dust from the Sahara Desert, two U.S. scientists have discovered. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Europe Faces Deadly Cost for Climate Inaction

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jul 13, 2014 A study by the European Commission spells out the probable cost to the continent of failing to act to reduce the impacts of climate change. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Old Phones Offer Lifeline to Africa’s Forests

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Jul 4, 2014 Recycled smartphones are being used in a high-tech approach to combating the illegal logging and poaching that are devastating trees and wildlife in endangered forests. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )