Wildfires Threaten Drinking Water Long After the Flames Die
A global UBC review reveals that wildfires can keep Canada’s drinking water contaminated for months or years, long after the flames have died down.
Anne Silva
Brazil’s Cerrado Hides Six Times More Carbon Than the Amazon
A New Phytologist study finds the Cerrado’s overlooked peatlands hold six times more carbon per hectare than the Amazon, a climate vault that global carbon accounting missed entirely.
What Happens to Your Life if the Amazon Stops Breathing
On the International Day of Forests, professor Leandro Juen (UFPA) explains why the loss of the Amazon rainforest threatens the water, climate, and food of every Brazilian.
The EU Wants to Use Carbon Credits to Clear the Smoke From Millions of Kitchens
The European Union is studying whether to let international carbon credits fund clean cookstoves for millions of families in developing countries, framing a market tool as a way to protect forests and human health.
The Invisible Enemy in the Air That Will Decide the Amazon’s Future
Instituto Ar has launched the Air Quality Communication guide to translate complex pollution data into clear messages, linking human health to the future of the Amazon.
End of Brazil’s Soy Moratorium Puts the Amazon at Risk of a New Deforestation Cycle
After nearly two decades holding back the chainsaws, Brazil’s Soy Moratorium has ended. More than 32 million acres of native Amazon vegetation are now exposed, and European buyers are threatening to shut the door on Amazon soy.
Laser Mapping Recalculates the True Size of Brazil’s Tucuruí Reservoir
A high-precision engineering operation using LiDAR and bathymetry is mapping the Tucuruí reservoir in Pará to recalculate its true water storage capacity.
Hypertropical Climate: The Amazon Faces Droughts Unseen in Millions of Years
Scientists call it the hypertropical climate: droughts more severe than any record of the past millions of years, tree mortality up to 55 percent higher, and a rainfall service worth 104 billion reais a year that is starting to fail.
Naturalist’s book records 100 Amazon plant discoveries
Naturalist João Batista Fernandes launches in Brasília the book Onde andei valeu a pena, gathering 100 Amazonian plant species he identified across more than four decades of expeditions in the world’s largest tropical rainforest.
Somalia Drought: UN Warns 6.5 Million People Face Severe Hunger
Nearly 6.5 million people in Somalia face severe hunger as worsening drought, conflict and aid cuts deepen the crisis, the federal government and UN agencies warned. The report estimates 1.84 million children will face acute malnutrition in 2026.