Nature

Why does this tree need refugee status?

Indigenous activists delivered a tree to the Norwegian Embassy in Brazil on Tuesday, as it’s the first country in the world to ban deforestation.

22 September 2021

Climate

Stopping deforestation doesn't just save lives, it revives economies

New research has shown that deforestation isn’t just a problem for removing carbon from the atmosphere, it’s also fundamentally changing the climate crucial for Brazil’s agriculture to thrive.

16 September 2021

Climate

This is the first African country to be paid for cutting CO2 emissions

The Central African country already has an incredibly low deforestation rate but it has pledged to reduce its CO2 emissions even further.

23 June 2021

World News

Researchers want to fight mass extinction by analysing DNA

Mapping biodiversity using DNA collected from rivers and wetlands around the world hopes to monitor the different species from bacteria to blue whales.

17 June 2021

Earth News

Indigenous photographer captures tribe fighting for the rainforest

A set of photos show the Guajajara people working hard to protect the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.

11 December 2020

World

Amazon deforestation at highest level in 12 years, new data reveals

The 11,088 square kilometres that were deforested between July 2019 and August 2020 marks an increase of 9.6% compared to last year.

1 December 2020

Nature

How did Costa Rica become the greenest, happiest country in the world?

The country made some bold decisions about how to spend its money.

18 November 2020

Europe News

Indigenous Amazonians fighting for lives say battle is for whole world

Many indigenous people to the Amazon are fighting for their lives as their home, the rainforest, is destroyed. They say that the battle to save it involves the whole international community, not just them, as without it climate change will be unstoppable.

23 October 2020

Earth News

European nations ask Brazil for ‘real action’ on deforestation

A lack of environmental protections is making it difficult for Europe to source its food sustainably.

17 September 2020

Brazil

Forest fires surge in Brazil's Amazon rainforest

Brazil's national space agency, INPE, identified 6,803 fires in the Amazon region in July 2020, up from 5,318 the year before.

1 August 2020

Earth News

Nocturnal sloths adapt to deforestation by coming out in the day

Their home in the Atlantic forest is the most endangered rainforest in Brazil.

23 July 2020

Earth News

‘Green Oscars’ award conservation heroes with £60K for saving animals

The Whitley Awards showcase grassroots organisations fighting extinction in the Global South.

7 May 2020

Earth News

Young people of the Amazon are the real guardians of the rainforest

Three young people in the Amazon describe why protecting the forest is crucial to their livelihoods.

4 April 2020

Earth News

'Dumping beef for chicken is killing the rainforest' - Greenpeace

Surging demand for poultry has lead to acres of deforestation in a bid to grow soya for animal feed.

21 January 2020

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Rain relieves wildfire-ravaged Australia

The fires have been unprecedented.

16 January 2020

Destinations

I visited an ecoresort helping to protect Brazil's biodiversity

In Bahia, Brazil the Tivoli Ecoresort is helping the local community to save their important environment.

14 December 2019

Earth News

How gym bunnies are burning calories to replant the rainforest

Fitness app Motosumo has pledged to plant up to 3,000 trees when challengers work out for the Team Trees campaign.

19 November 2019

Earth News

Eco-friendly palm oil 'is a con', says Greenpeace

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil clapped back, saying Greenpeace had 'misunderstood' its methods.

5 November 2019

World

12 million hectares have burnt, three times more than last year

Wildfires are still raging in the Amazon rainforest. 12 million hectares have burnt so far, three times more than last year. In Bolivia, over 5,000 people are fighting the blaze, but it is still out of control. Euronews Aid Zone reporter Monica Pinna recently returned from the affected area.

30 September 2019

Earth News

5 incredible eco-resorts helping to save endangered animals

These hotels and resorts are taking animal conservation into their own hands whilst giving guests incredible, close-up experiences with wildlife.

10 September 2019