Prince of Wales pledges to back those ‘standing up and defending nature’ William is visiting the South American country for the first time to stage his Earthshot Prize. Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2025
Brazil's Lula puts forward new vision for protecting the Amazon rainforest Brazil’s leader, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, says he wants the future of the Amazon rainforest to be built around a major fund that will pay countries to keep their forests standing The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025
Brazil’s upcoming UN climate summit highlights how tricky climate pledges are to keep For two weeks during November, countries are coming together in the city of Belém in Brazil to negotiate their responses to climate change. This will be the 30th UN climate summit, known as Cop30. It marks ten years since the negotiation of the Paris agreement (a global agreement to keep… The Conversation · Nov 4, 2025
Air pollution in Amazon rainforest worse than big cities like London and Beijing, new data shows The cause of the pollution is largely fires set by humans to clear forest for cattle and pasturelands, according to the peer-reviewed findings The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025
William to announce new project to help people defending the Amazon The new initiative aims to build on a ranger insurance package the Prince of Wales announced last year. Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2025
Brazil dismantles hundreds of illegal dredges in major Amazon mining crackdown Brazilian police with support from Interpol have destroyed 277 dredges used in illegal gold mining along the Madeira River in one of the largest coordinated crackdowns in the Amazon The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2025
Earthshot prize’s request for a vegan menu for Prince William leaves a bitter taste in the Amazon Saulo Jennings, an acclaimed Amazonian chef and UN gastronomy tourism ambassador, was reportedly outraged when organisers of Prince William’s Earthshot prize asked him to prepare an entirely vegan menu. For Jennings, being told to exclude pirarucu – the region’s iconic giant freshwater fish – was not merely a matter of… The Conversation · Nov 3, 2025
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation falls 11% even as fires surge to record levels Brazil’s government says deforestation in the Amazon fell 11% in the year through July 2025 to its lowest level in nearly a decade, helped by stronger enforcement and monitoring The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025
First Thing: Humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30. Plus, lonely and unwell people are turning to AI chatbots for health advice The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025
Afternoon Update: 1.5C climate target missed; Queensland puberty blocker ban overturned; and is period blood a ‘medical miracle’? UN secretary-general warns leaders that delaying emissions reductions brings world closer to catastrophic ‘tipping points’ in oceans, Amazon and Arctic The Guardian - AU · Oct 28, 2025
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30 The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025
What to know about uncontacted Indigenous peoples and efforts to protect them A report says at least 196 uncontacted Indigenous groups remain worldwide and face growing threats from logging, mining, missionaries and organized crime The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2025
Brazilian Chef Rejects Prince William's Vegan Banquet: 'It's Like Asking Iron Maiden To Play Jazz' Brazilian chef Saulo Jennings failed to get the chance to cook for Prince William's Earthshot Prize in Rio after organisers demanded a 100% vegan menu. He called the restriction 'a lack of respect' for Amazonian food traditions and sustainability. International Business Times UK · Oct 26, 2025
What people at a Venice conference believe is the biggest climate change challenge in their home countries Over the weekend I was at an environment conference on the tiny island of San Servolo, just off the coast of Venice. You are surrounded by water on all sides, stretching for miles. The Conversation · Oct 22, 2025
The Conversation · Oct 21, 2025 Record-breaking CO₂ rise shows the Amazon is faltering — yet the satellite that spotted this may soon be shut down Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) rose faster in 2024 than in any year since records began – far faster than scientists expected.
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025 Brazil's government green-lights oil drilling near mouth of Amazon River ahead of UN climate summit Brazil’s government has approved exploratory drilling by state-run oil-giant Petrobras near the mouth of the Amazon River
International Business Times · Oct 20, 2025 Brazil Greenlights Oil Drilling In Sensitive Amazon Region Brazil's Petrobras said Monday it has permission to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River, casting a shadow over the country's green ambitions as it prepares to host UN climate talks.
Euronews · Oct 18, 2025 From Australia to the Amazon: How climate change is turning forests into firestorms Last year, an area larger than India was lost to wildfires worldwide.
The Conversation · Oct 17, 2025 Protecting Brazil and Indonesia’s tropical forests requires political will, law enforcement and public pressure The vast tropical forest nations of Brazil and Indonesia are both home to millions of people, including Indigenous communities. They store enormous amounts of carbon to protect our climate and are home to staggering numbers of species found nowhere else in the world.
The Conversation · Oct 16, 2025 The climate crisis is fuelling extreme fires across the planet We’ve all seen the alarming images. Smoke belching from the thick forests of the Amazon. Spanish firefighters battling flames across farmland. Blackened celebrity homes in Los Angeles and smoked out regional towns in Australia.
International Business Times · Oct 14, 2025 Global Goal To End Deforestation Nowhere Near Being Met: Experts Deforestation "has not meaningfully declined" despite a global pledge to halt forest destruction, but next month's UN climate summit in the Amazon could mark a turning point, experts said Tuesday.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2025 ‘Dismal’ health of world’s forests is threat to humanity, report warns Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus
International Business Times · Oct 13, 2025 Brazil Hopes Amazon Summit Can Unite World For Climate Action Brazil is betting its much-hyped climate summit in the Amazon next month can deliver something increasingly rare in a fractured world: proof that nations can still unite to confront a global crisis.
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025 End of the world as we know it: Damning new report says Earth has reached its first climate ‘tipping point’ Milestone signals stark new reality for the planet – and raises the alarm about impending catastrophes
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2025 Can Colombia embrace clean energy without damaging the Amazon? At the foot of the Andes, a Canadian firm has plans for one of the country’s biggest copper mines, but many say the carbon-rich forests and clean rivers are too high a price to pay