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2023 could mark a turning point for the Amazon rainforest

New Scientist

New political leaders in Brazil and Colombia have promised to protect the rainforest, raising hopes of saving the ecosystem from becoming savannah

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Climate Change Made 2023’s Wildfire Season So Much Worse

Scientific American

Global warming made hot, dry weather that fuels wildfires more likely in places such as Canada, Greece and the Amazon rainforest last year, new research says

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In 2023, we have many opportunities to build a better future

New Scientist

The coming year will be a turning point for the Amazon rainforest, artificial intelligence and even our diets. Let's choose a more hopeful direction for humanity

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Chico Mendes Prize 2023: Shortlist announced for early career practitioner award

The Applied Ecologist

This is the second time we’ll be awarding the prize in honour of Chico Mendes, an environmental activist whose fight and defence for the Amazon rainforest, … Today, we present the shortlisted articles for this year’s award based on the previous two volumes of the journal.

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Brazil Advances in Climate Change Litigation

Legal Planet

The Amazon rainforest on the Urubu River. Climate litigation is gaining momentum in Brazil as a tool to protect the Amazon rainforest from illegal deforestation. Photo by Andre Deak via Flickr.

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Earth system tipping events now seem inevitable – what does this mean for climate governance?

Legal Planet

For example a rainforest turns into a grassland, or an ice sheet melts completely. 2023 ) offers a sound guide here. A tipping point is a system threshold beyond which change becomes self-perpetuating until a qualitatively different stable state is reached. Such shifts are non-linear, and practically irreversible.

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Ecuadorians Vote to Stop Petroecuador’s Oil Drilling in Yasuni National Park

Corp Watch

Yasuni National Park in the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador, one of the most biodiverse areas of the planet, is home to the Huaorani, Tagaeri and Taromenane Indigenous peoples. In September 2023, after 10 years of activism, the people of Ecuador voted to halt oil drilling forever.