Shelley’s eagle owls are the largest owls that live in Africa’s rainforests, according to HuffPost, but they have still managed to stay well hidden. In fact, there have been no confirmed photographs of the species taken in the wild since scientists first catalogued its existence 150 years ago. Until now. British scientists snapped a photo […]
An extremely rare species of chameleon feared to be extinct has been found alive, for now. Chapman’s pygmy chameleon (Rhampholeon chapmanorum) lives only in the lowland rainforest of the Malawi Hills in southern Malawi, around 80 percent of which have been cleared since 1984. But a study published in Oryx — The International Journal of […]
By Jessica Corbett Following years of warnings and mounting fears among scientists, “terrifying” research revealed Wednesday that climate change and deforestation have turned parts of the Amazon basin, a crucial “sink,” into a source of planet-heating carbon dioxide. Though recent research has elevated concerns about the Amazon putting more CO2 and other greenhouse gases into […]
“Beautiful. Essential. The future is Amazônia.” These were the words that renowned Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado used to describe the Amazon Rainforest, the subject of his latest photography collection. As a lifelong photojournalist, Salgado has used his work to advocate for social and environmental change. In Amazônia, his latest work, Salgado dedicated himself to capturing […]
Harpy eagles are the largest eagles in the Americas and one of the largest eagle species in the world, with adult females weighing as much as 22 pounds. But these massive birds are running out of room and food, a study published in Scientific Reports Wednesday has found. These apex predators are extremely vulnerable to […]
By Brett Wilkins Researchers at the University of Leeds in Britain published new research Tuesday — World Rainforest Day — showing that massive swaths of the eastern Amazon are at risk of severe drying by the end of this century if greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced. Analyzing the results of 38 known Amazon climate […]
After six months of deliberation, an international panel of 12 legal experts has drafted an official definition of ecocide. The definition was released Tuesday along with a proposed law that, if enacted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), would be the fifth crime the court prosecutes, Aljazeera reports. The draft defines ecocide as, “unlawful or […]
During 18 months, Mongabay investigated allegations challenging the “sustainable” status of the Brazilian palm oil supply chain, revealing impacts including deforestation and water contamination, and what appears to be an industry-wide pattern of brazen disregard for Amazon conservation and for the rights of Indigenous people and traditional communities in northern Pará state. In this behind-the-scenes […]
By Giuliana Viglione Current estimates of land-use change may be capturing only one-quarter of its true extent across the world, new research shows. The paper, published in Nature Communications, revises previous estimates of how much humans change Earth’s land surface – such as via the destruction of tropical rainforests. It finds that, when accounting for […]
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