In contrast to the cold conditions dominating the contiguous United States, much of the Arctic experienced above-average January temperatures. In the Antarctic, daily sea ice extent fell below the ...

For a few years, scientists have been warning that even if we hit Paris targets, we could cross several tipping points that could trigger a cascade into total climate breakdown. Jed ...

Eric L. Olson is Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives for the Seattle International Foundation and a consultant to the Wilson Center’s Latin American Program and Mexico Institute. He is the ...

The article notes that among the hundreds of projects funded by USAID are conservation projects in the Brazilian Amazon. Scientists in the US have “described experiencing distress, disruption to their ...

6, 2020, five years ago, Antarctica set its all-time record high of 64.9 degrees (18.3 degrees Celsius) at Esperanza Base, an Argentine research station near the northernmost tip of the Antarctic ...

They include representatives of the Oregon Seed Association, the Oregon Farm Bureau and the Oregon Forest Industries Council. About 75% of the irrigated farms ... who said he met with pig farmers in ...

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) A groundbreaking Antarctic expedition, led by Brazilian glaciologist Jefferson Simões, has returned to Brazil after a remarkable 70-day journey. The mission, aboard the ...

Understanding local stakeholders' perception and their relation with the landscape and its natural resources is an important step for successfully implementing Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR). Here ...

Mangrove forests are some of the most productive ecosystems in the world, sustaining the livelihoods of millions of coastal dwellers. These unique forests sequester carbon, protect coastlines and ...

Tourists admire the Brazilian side of the Iguazu Falls ... of the rainforest to take in the spectacle of the falls and the forest around them. Most travel to Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina ...

An Inga tree (I. affinis) growing alongside a river in the cerrado savanna region of central Brazil. Credit: RT Pennington Riverside forests in Brazil have facilitated continuous tree migration ...

Antarctic cruises are ideal for intrepid explorers wanting to discover the white wilderness of the South Pole. A land of spectacular scenery and unique wildlife, many cruises of the southern ...