Record wildfires hit Venezuela during climate-driven Amazon drought
Sao Paulo/Maracay, Venezuela Reuters Venezuela is battling a record number of wildfires, according to data released on Monday, as a climate change-driven drought plagues the Amazon rainforest region. Satellites registered more than 30,200 fire points in Venezuela from January to March, the highest level for that period since records started in 1999, according to Brazil’s […]
Essay: Nigerian bandits strategically target school children for kidnappings – here’s why
OLUWOLE OJEWALE, regional coordinator for the Institute for Security Studies, explains why school children are all too often targets for kidnappers in Nigeria…
Brazil to propose mega fund to conserve forests at COP28 climate summit
Sao Paulo, BrazilReuters Brazil plans to propose a “huge” fund to pay for the conservation of tropical forests at the United Nations COP28 climate change summit that begins later this month in Dubai, the country’s top climate negotiator said on Thursday. That potential financing mechanism, not previously reported, would be the latest in a proliferation […]
Alberta wildfire fighters hope rain, cooling bring relief
Reuters Alberta authorities hope cooler temperatures and showers forecast for the coming week will help firefighters battling blazes in the oil-rich Canadian province, although storms could complicate efforts. Amid hot, dry conditions, forecasters were tracking a front likely to move into the province on Sunday that should bring much-needed relief, including humidity and even rain, […]
Global carbon dioxide removal totals two billion tonnes per year – report
London, UKReuters About two billion tonnes of carbon dioxide are being removed from the atmosphere every year, according to a report published on Thursday, but nearly all of it is accomplished through forests, despite growing investments in new technologies. The independent report, led by the University of Oxford, is the first to assess how much […]
Reviving agroforestry: How mixing farms with forests can help the UK reach net zero
RACHEL PARSONS, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how a small group of people in Britain are working to revive the ancient practice of agroforestry…
Wow!: How ‘adopting’ trees helps boost forests and incomes in Kenya
GEOFFREY KAMADI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that the carbon-curbing scheme goes beyond traditional planting projects by getting sponsors to pay to keep trees alive until they mature…
“Now or never”: Only severe emissions cuts will avoid climate extremes – UN report
Reuters Drastic cuts to fossil fuel use. Growing forests and eating less meat. These are just some of the actions needed in this decade to contain global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial temperatures, a major report by the UN climate science agency said Monday. Despite climate change warnings issued by the Intergovernmental Panel […]
Tackling deforestation: In Ivory Coast, a battle to save cocoa-ravaged forests
JOE BAVIER, MAYTAAL ANGEL and ANGE ABOA, of Reuters, report on efforts to protect forests in the West African nation…
“The woods next door”: US community forests take root
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the growing movement of creating urban and rural green spaces that see residents involved local conservation efforts…