Environment

Amazon burning: Brazil reports record forest fires

Concerns grow over right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro's environmental policy

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With reservoirs at risk, Sierra Leone capital confronts water crisis

Experts largely blamed the disaster on rapid urbanization driving residents to claim trees and land to build new homes

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Faced with floods and suicides, U.S. readies for a warmer world

Depression, anxiety, suicide, and post-traumatic stress disorder tend to increase after floods, storms, wildfires, and heatwaves

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Amazon rainforest absorbing less carbon than expected

New study finds that insufficient nutrient supply has not been properly accounted for in ecosystem models

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Coca and conflict: the factors fuelling Colombian deforestation

A University of Queensland-led study found that conflict between illegal groups and the governmental military forces were all associated with increased…

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‘Green gold’: Kenyan farmers abandon food crops to grow herbal stimulant

As drought and erratic weather wreak havoc across rural Kenya, a growing number of farmers are abandoning traditional crops for…

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Farming and eating need to change to curb global warming-UN report

The report said global population growth and changes in consumption patterns have caused unprecedented rates of land and water use

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Head of Brazil deforestation monitor out amid Bolsonaro ire

Science and technology minister Marcos Pontes later confirmed Galvao's departure on Twitter and thanked him for his dedication

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Dried-up pastures push Kenya’s Maasai to mix cattle with crops

To encourage pastoralists to make the move, the Kajiado government has constructed 500 water pans to harvest rainwater for use…

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Brazil feels pressure over Amazon deforestation data

Jair Bolsonaro has long been skeptical of environmental issues and has repeatedly said the Amazon is a resource that belongs to…

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