Rainforests
Is Brazil’s Lula a climate leader?
The Brazilian president has run up against similar challenges to his US counterpart Joe Biden – and it’s bad news for the planet
Tropical forests hidden role in sucking up CO2 revealed
NEWS: The role of the world’s tropical forests in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere may have been underestimated
Activist murders raise doubts over Peru’s deforestation goals
NEWS: Killing of environmental activists puts Peru’s president under pressure ahead of next month’s UN climate conference
Criminal deforestation poses growing climate threat
NEWS: Foreign demand for agricultural products worth an estimated $61 billion is driving rates of deforestation
Environmental concerns as Peru cuts red tape for mining
NEWS: Peruvian law could damage rainforests and indigenous rights, undermining credibility ahead of UN climate talks
Pope Francis laments “sin” of environmental destruction
NEWS: Head of Catholic church warns destruction of rainforests and Earth’s ecosystems is humanity’s greatest challenge
Central African tropical forests becoming browner – study
NEWS: Congo’s forests facing chronic water stress say scientists, potentially affecting native species
Congo deforestation could cause region to warm 3C by 2050
NEWS: Congo Basin will warm 50% faster due to deforestation in world’s second largest rain forest, says new research
Will REDD+ be the saviour of the world’s rainforests?
RTCC speaks to five REDD+ experts to see what the rainforest preservation scheme has achieved, and where it goes from here
REDD+ mechanism could be too late to save world’s rainforests
Governments in Brazil, Congo, Indonesia and Mexico can act now to protect forests says new study
UN hopes Congo deal can save Africa’s rainforests
Backed by six countries, Brazzaville Declaration is latest effort to slow destruction of valuable habitat