A carbon sink as large as 20 years’ worth of US fossil fuel emissions has been identified in peatland in central Africa’s forests
Almost half of plant and animal species have experienced local extinctions due to climate change, research reveals, with the tropics suffering the most pronounced loss
Recent drought gives a taste of things to come for Kruger National Park, South Africa, as global warming outpaces species’ ability to adapt
Norwegian pressure and financial support credited as world’s 8th largest greenhouse gas emitter targets end to exploitation of peatlands
Without their traditional land managers, reserves in Central America are left vulnerable to corporate interests, report finds
UN biodiversity chief tells Climate Home protecting and restoring ecosystems is the best way to protect the world from dangerous levels of global warming
The second part of our series on vulnerable communities finds BC taking radical action in the face of a pile up of fire threats. Can it move fast enough?
Around the world, communities are living obliviously close to climate-driven fire disaster. In the first in a series of reports, Karl Mathiesen visits Hobart, Tasmania
Annual index by Global Canopy Programme shows commodity suppliers are acting too slowly to meet high level sustainability goals
The latest data confirms an increase in tree-cutting, including in the most valuable carbon-rich areas of Amazon rainforest
It was a ‘uuugggggee story. But while the media reacted in horror, the world – soon to be renamed Planet Trump – and the COP22 climate talks kept turning
Proposed forestry accounting changes would allow New Zealand to claim credits without cutting emissions, NGO claims
Latest data shows forest protection schemes are not enough to protect the Amazon rainforest, writes Natalie Unterstell
The number of blazes in the western US has doubled since the 1980s, with global warming and regional dryness at least 55% responsible, study finds
Forests and grasslands would store more carbon if communities’ rights were protected, according to research from the leading climate economist
Africa’s agriculture sector is wilting under erratic rainfall – but with technology, education and funding there’s a way back
The makers of When Two Worlds Collide talk indigenous rights, economic development and the bloodiest political struggle of Peru’s recent history
President Michel Temer is expected to formalise climate commitments next week, as critics warn of failure to tackle deforestation
Cutting back lianas allows trees to flourish, study finds, with lessons for forest management across tropical Africa, South America and Asia
Serious tree loss and stunted growth caused by repeated droughts in the Amazon Basin have damaged the rainforest’s vital ability to store atmospheric carbon