Archive for February 2022
The great Amazon land grab: Brazil’s government is turning public land private, driving deforestation
Much of this land is cleared for cattle ranches and soybean farms, threatening biodiversity and the Earth’s climate.
Climate change will deprive oceans of precious oxygen
The emergence of deoxygenation is projected to be widespread in large swathes of the oceans before 2080.
Climate change will ‘greatly impact’ avocado and cashew farmers
Areas suitable for growing these crops will likely expand at higher altitudes and latitudes as temperatures rise.
The Mekong keeps on yielding species new to science
The region’s biodiversity richness is a result of its complex geological and climatic history, and its diverse landscapes.
