According to the latest research by the non-governmental organization Greenpeace, loans from Brazilian national and international banks and taxpayers’ money finance the illegal clearing of the Amazon rainforest. The investigation analyzed the granting...

The danger of possible contact with mercury is something we have been familiar with since childhood when using old-fashioned thermometers. However, mercury is much more present in our living environment and its...

“As an actor, I pretend for a living; I play fictional characters. I believe that mankind has looked at climate change in that same way as if it were fiction. None of...

Restoring the world’s forests on an unprecedented scale is “the best climate change solution available”, according to a new study. The researchers claim that covering 900m hectares of land – roughly the...

Maybe you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but two recent studies revealed that old forests around the world are full of surprises.In Europe, scientists working to complete the first ever...

In a potentially very important legal decision, the top court in Columbia has ruled that the government there is required to take effective action to protect the Amazon rainforest from further deforestation. With...