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Indigenous groups from nine countries launch alliance in defence of Amazon, climate

Indigenous organisations from nine Amazonian countries launched on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at COP16 (UN Convention on Biodiversity) in Cali, Colombia, an unprecedented alliance...

Stressed Amazon Forest a threat to global climate system – Researchers

The Amazon rainforest could approach a tipping point, which could lead to a large-scale collapse with serious implications for the global climate system. A new Nature study...

World Jaguar Day: Amazon’s apex predator in silent decline

In the past, jaguars were revered as deities but, currently, their population is being drastically reduced throughout their habitat Explore the deep, dense jungles where...

Latin American experts gather in New York to discuss fossil fuel free zone in the Amazon

As government representatives, civil society organisations and Indigenous leaders gather in New York for Climate Week, the UN General Assembly, and the UN Secretary-General’s...

Reactions trail Amazon summit’s failure to commit to end oil and gas exploitation

The Amazon Summit concludes with some progress and a resounding absence. The final scenario is described as "hopeful but insufficient" by various civil and...

Amazon summit fails to set concrete targets to stop deforestation

The eight nations that share the Amazon basin have come under fire for a joint declaration agreed at their summit in Brazil. The critics were...

Firetrap: Deforestation, warming lock Amazon rainforest in dry grassland state

Global warming and drastic deforestation could dry out the Amazon rainforest faster and enforce the risk of keeping it downright fire trapped. A new study...

Brazil’s Lula plans to fight Amazon deforestation if he wins election

Former Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, says he will  pursue a new environmental and climate policy if he wins the country’s presidential...

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Transforming urban services for women’s empowerment

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Enugu launches ‘One Ward, One Smart Farm Estate Initiative’

The Enugu State Government says it is set to launch its 260 Smart Farm Estates meant to revolutionise agriculture...

WHO issues first-ever reports on tests, treatments for fungal infections

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, published its first-ever reports addressing the critical lack of medicines and diagnostic...

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Transforming urban services for women’s empowerment

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Enugu launches ‘One Ward, One Smart Farm Estate Initiative’

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