Amazon Rainforest
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The drying Amazon rainforest: a drought that affects the world
Under the radar The Amazon is suffering a drought of historic severity and it’s pushing its inhabitants to their limit
By The Week UK Published
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Deforestation and the state of the world’s rainforests
feature Rate of tropical tree loss sped up in 2022, mostly in the Amazon, despite Cop26 commitments
By Harriet Marsden Published
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Saving the rainforest: the pledge of Brazil’s new president
feature Lula faces “an uphill battle” in his pledge to reverse and eventually end deforestation in the Amazon
By The Week Staff Published
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The climate crisis in 2023
feature New legislation, activism and business paths could change the picture this year
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Can Brazil become a global leader in fighting climate change?
feature Environmentalists hope election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as Brazilian president will mark ‘turning point’
By The Week Staff Published
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The battlegrounds in Brazil’s presidential elections
feature Analysts fear democracy is under threat as violence erupts in run-up to ‘most polarised race in decades’
By Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK Published
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What happened to Dom Phillips?
In Depth British journalist feared dead after fisherman suspect led police to the remains of two men
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Joe Biden mulls Jair Bolsonaro climate deal amid ‘record assault’ on Amazon
feature Area of rainforest equivalent in size to Isle of Man destroyed in April alone
By Joe Evans Published
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Coronavirus reaches remote Amazon tribe left devastated by flu deaths following first contact
Speed Read Six Covid cases recorded after activists warn of risk of repeating previous pandemics of viruses brought by outsiders
By Joe Evans Last updated
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Brazil’s president says G7 treats his country ‘like colony’
Speed Read Jair Bolsonaro lashes out as new evidence emerges of complicity in fires
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Brazilian wildfires: Bolsonaro accuses NGOs of burning rainforest
Speed Read Brazil’s president says environmental charities are setting fires for revenge
By James Ashford Last updated
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Catholic Church to consider ordaining married men
Speed Read Ending centuries of orthodoxy, radical plan aimed to address clergy shortage could lead to conservative backlash
By The Week Staff Last updated
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How did a humpback whale end up in the Amazon rainforest?
Speed Read Ten-ton marine mammal was found in wooded area about 50ft from ocean shore
By The Week Staff Last updated
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