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Tropical forest loss doubled in 2024 as wildfires rocketed

A record 67,000 square kilometres of primary rainforest was lost from the tropics in 2024, with global warming and El Niño contributing to a massive jump in fire-driven damage

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Could a $125 billion investment fund halt global deforestation?

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A sliver of lab-grown wood has been made from stem cells

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The Park Fire burns through the night on July 30, 2024 near Chico, California

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Growing number of Earth's ‘vital signs’ endangered by climate change

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Deforestation is partly to blame for Amazon's worst-ever drought

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Using drone technology to protect Madagascar's vulnerable forests

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The behavioural science that can help us choose more sustainable foods

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Some bamboo toilet paper contains only tiny amounts of bamboo

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Forest fires in Amazon

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Half of the Amazon may be pushed to climate tipping point by 2050

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Rainforest loss in South-East Asia could extend El Niño and La Niña

Climate models suggest that deforestation in Indonesia and Malaysia will cause feedback loops that contribute to longer El Niño and La Niña events, bringing more extreme impacts around the world

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Carbon-offsetting schemes may not actually prevent deforestation

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Striking photo of lone tree is stark warning about Bolivia’s future

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Bolivia's surging deforestation alarms environmentalists

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The European Union's new plan to curb deforestation is deeply flawed

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