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Prolonged dry conditions have caused the worst drought in central and southern Brazil in almost a century. The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on NASA's Landsat 8 captured an image of Lago das Brisas on the Paranaíba River on June 17, 2021.

Lessons from Brazil’s São Paulo droughts (commentary)

Philip M. Fearnside 30 Jul 2021

Cerrado desertification: Savanna could collapse within 30 years, says study

Fernanda Wenzel 28 Jul 2021

Eight of the 10 nations most at risk from climate and toxic pollution in Africa: study

Mongabay.com 27 Jul 2021

Record heat waves are a taste of what’s to come under a changing climate

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 26 Jul 2021

Lessons from the 2021 Amazon flood (commentary)

Philip M. Fearnside 23 Jul 2021

Indonesia eyes less severe fire season, but COVID-19 could turn it deadly

Hans Nicholas Jong 20 Jul 2021

As Arctic warms, scientists wrestle with its climate ‘tipping point’

Conrad Fox 15 Jul 2021

The science of forest biomass: Conflicting studies map the controversy

Justin Catanoso 12 Jul 2021

As Arctic melt sets early July record, hard times lie ahead for ice: Studies

Gloria Dickie 8 Jul 2021

Seafloor microbes hoover up methane, keeping global warming in check

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 8 Jul 2021

Playing the long game: ExxonMobil gambles on algae biofuel

Carly Nairn 6 Jul 2021

Biofuel in Mexico: Uphill battle against bureaucracy, organized crime

Sandra Weiss 2 Jul 2021

‘We are intimately connected with nature’: Q&A with oceanographer Kim McCoy

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 1 Jul 2021

Converting biowaste to biogas could power cleaner, sustainable Earth future

Marina Martinez 1 Jul 2021

Earth tipping points could destabilize each other in domino effect: Study

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 23 Jun 2021

In Scotland, the rewilding movement looks to the past to plan its future

Kieran Dodds 21 Jun 2021

Bigger is badder when it comes to climate impact of farms in the Amazon

Claire Asher 17 Jun 2021

Coal phase-out plan gets pushback in power-hungry Indonesia

Hans Nicholas Jong 16 Jun 2021

Forest advocates press EU leader to rethink views on biomass and energy

Justin Catanoso 15 Jun 2021
Proboscis monkeys in Malaysian Borneo. Image by John C. Cannon/Mongabay.

Scientists call for solving climate and biodiversity crises together

John Cannon 14 Jun 2021

Indonesia to retire coal-fired power plants while also adding more

Hans Nicholas Jong 8 Jun 2021

Study shows it took the Amazon as we know it over 6 million years to form

Claire Asher 7 Jun 2021

The key to averting environmental catastrophe is right beneath our feet

Claire Asher 1 Jun 2021

Indonesian president slammed for ‘wait-and-see’ approach on climate action

Hans Nicholas Jong 20 May 2021

Ever-evolving Montreal Protocol a model for environmental treaties

Jane Palmer 12 May 2021

Indonesia says no new coal plants from 2023 (after the next 100 or so)

Hans Nicholas Jong 12 May 2021

The HFC challenge: Can the Montreal Protocol continue its winning streak?

Jane Palmer 5 May 2021

Arctic biodiversity at risk as world overshoots climate planetary boundary

Gloria Dickie 29 Apr 2021

Reversing warming quickly could prevent worst climate change effects: Study

Claire Asher 28 Apr 2021

Bolsonaro abandons enhanced Amazon commitment same day he makes it

Sue Branford 27 Apr 2021

‘Profound ignorance’: Microbes, a missing piece in the biodiversity puzzle

Ian Morse 26 Apr 2021

Leaders make bold climate pledges, but is it ‘all just smoke and mirrors?’: Critics

Justin Catanoso 23 Apr 2021

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