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Conclave represents handbrake turn in Brazilian government policy since Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took powerThe leaders of Amazon nations including Brazil, Colombia and Peru have gathered in the Brazilian city of Belém for a rare conclave about the fut…
Marina Silva welcomes progress but says climate crisis means upcoming regional summit needs to produce real actionDeforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by at least 60% in July compared to the same month last year, the environment minister, Marina …
US tree nurseries do not grow enough trees and lack the plant species diversity to meet ambitious plans, research saysIn an effort to slash carbon emissions and provide relief from extreme heat, governments across the nation and globally have pledged t…
Party’s environment lobby group wants forestry policy focused on restoring native forests, arguing they have more value as a carbon and biodiversity sinkGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMore than 300 Labor branch…
Protest on private lot the latest episode highlighting tensions as climate crisis diminishes Seattle’s urban canopyWith ropes, a harness, a hammock and a bucket pulley system, masked activists in Seattle have taken residence in the branches of an old, …
Report finds government goal to plant 30,000 hectares of woodland by March 2025 unlikely to be achievedThe government has met less than half of its annual tree-planting target in England, MPs have found, putting net zero ambitions at risk.The Departmen…
CPRE London hopes to surround capital in trees by weaving existing areas of green belt in outer boroughsAn environmental charity is bidding to create an “M25 for nature” that would encircle London in woodland, hedgerows and street trees to boost biodi…
Country’s top cop said 90% of miners despoiling Yanomami land had been expelled, though experts say they are only displacedBrazil’s top federal police chief for the Amazon has celebrated the government’s success in driving thousands of illegal miners f…
Duchy hopes to at least double size of Wistman’s wood, a 3 hectare fragment of ancient woodland, by 2040Prince William plans to double the size of a tiny fragment of rainforest on his Dartmoor estate, the Duchy of Cornwall has announced.Wistman’s wood …
Charity Trees for Streets says dry weather has put pressure on saplings, which need about 50 litres a weekAs young street trees struggle and wilt in the summer heat, people are being urged to step into action with their watering can and help the trees …