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CO₂ fertilization is no longer a theory tested only in labs. This study confirms it at continental scale: Amazon forests are thriving, not suffering, in a world with more CO₂

Excepting those Amazon trees which were bulldozed for the COP30 climate conference of course.

Sale covering 56,000 square miles set to go ahead despite opposition from Indigenous and environmental groups

Small-scale schemes are replacing dirty diesel with clean electricity in remote areas – and ensuring a just transition

Their fuel resources have long been plundered by others, while national grids have failed to connect them. Now, solar panels could give more than electricity to Indigenous people

With newfound oil wealth reshaping the economy, can the country balance growth with sustainable development?

With newfound oil wealth reshaping the economy, the can the country balance growth with sustainable development?

This forest is our home, our existence and our children’s future. Politicians who can’t resist selling it for oil cash will feel the strength of the Waorani people

In 2002, high explosives were laid in oil wells across 20 sq km of forest. The firm has gone but the pentolite remains, despite a court ruling, putting lives and the ecosystem at risk

Guerrilla leader turned president says, faced with having to reduce their carbon consumption, upper classes fear ‘the barbarians are coming’

Ecuadorians have voted for a ban but could be disappointed given the power of vested interests, writes Frank Brouwer

Referendum alongside presidential election will decide whether to halt extraction in Amazon national park

Eight South American presidents including Brazil’s Lula say rich countries need to pledge more resources to help protect rainforest

From mining to cattle ranching and soya farming, some of the world’s largest companies exploit the region, though many also claim to be giving something back

During COP27, held in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) published the Living Amazon Report 2022. This report has shed light on the current state of the Amazon rainforest and the gravity of the deforestation...