U.S. lands lost in severe wildfires rising over decades
A new study found that some 210,000 acres burned in 2017, up from 26,000 acres in 1985
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon skyrockets to 12-year high under Bolsonaro
In 2020, destruction of world's largest rainforest rose 9.5% from a year earlier, as green groups say Bolsonaro's policies have emboldened illegal ranchers, miners and land grabbers to clear the forest
Brazil to face major security threats as climate impacts surge, military experts warn
Continuing Amazon forest loss and climate impacts could drive growing shortages of water and hydropower, military experts say
OPINION: Five mega-trends affecting forests will have profound impacts on local communities
We need to understand the consequences of technology, migration, climate shifts, infrastructure and a growing middle class on forest-dependent people
Planet's life-support systems need care to avert 'the next Wuhan'
As climate impacts and the COVID-19 pandemic take their toll, what makes people and nature resilient needs a rethink, Johan Rockstrom says
Violence, floods in South Sudan's Warrap state displace thousands
More than one million people have been temporarily forced from their homes
China to force firms to report use of plastic in new recycling push
Restaurants, e-commerce platforms and delivery firms will all be forced to report how much single-use plastic they use and submit recycling plans
China eyes 60 GW of hydropower on Tibet's Brahmaputra river - state media
Building group hails plan as a 'historic opportunity' for clean energy, while critics say it could affect downstream water supplies
Kenyan farmers and young guides enlisted to protect city forests
Sustainable activities, like eco-tourism and beekeeping, are increasingly being promoted as a way to conserve forests near Nairobi and help people earn a living at the same time
Amazon ancestral land not up for sale, says 'Green Nobel' winner
Nemonte Nenquimo, first female leader of the Waorani, won a landmark court case to protect half a million acres of rainforest