World faces ‘catastrophe after catastrophe’ if climate talks fail

Before the annual summit began on November 10, UN Secretary-General António Guterres had already acknowledged the world is ...
National Catholic Reporter

At UN climate talks at gateway to Amazon, Catholics stress forest protections

"COP30 is a signal of hope, but we cannot fool ourselves. The Amazon, like Pope Francis said in Puerto Maldonado [in 2018], ...

Can a sneaker brand help counter Amazon deforestation?

Atmos reports on Veja's initiative to source rubber from Amazonian seringueiros, aiming to combat deforestation while ...
IEEE

Field Deployment of BiodivX Drones in the Amazon Rainforest for Biodiversity Monitoring

Abstract: Tropical rainforests are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth and also among the most threatened by anthropogenic pressures such as deforestation and climate change. Understanding ...

Struggles of the world’s ‘second lung’ put one of the most beloved crops at risk

The degradation of the vast Congo Basin, known as the world’s “second lung”, is taking a toll across the African continent ...

Hydropower Is Getting Less Reliable as the World Needs More Energy

Demand for power is growing fast, but hydro plants, the oldest source of clean energy, are struggling because of droughts, floods and other extreme weather linked to climate change.

To make progress on deforestation at COP30, countries must be paid to keep forests standing

More than 30 years after the world first came together in Brazil to tackle climate change, global temperatures are still ...