Wendell Berry spent his life farming and writing – his legacy is an ethic of care for the natural world
Every reader, farmers and non-farmers alike, can learn from his broader ethics of care, attention and negotiation with the natural world.
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Stop mythologising the Amazon – it just excuses rampant commercial exploitation
The history of the rubber ‘boom’ reveals why.
How technology allows us to reveal secrets of Amazonian biodiversity
Tropical forest covers 12% of the planet’s land surface yet hosts around two thirds of all terrestrial species. Amazonia, which spans the vast Amazon River basin and the Guiana Shield in South America…
Defensores indígenas ficam entre estradas ilegais e sobrevivência da floresta amazônica – o segundo turno das eleições no Brasil pode ser um ponto de virada
Estradas ilegais trouxeram desmatamento, fogo e outros danos ambientais para a Amazônia. Os resultados do segundo turno presidencial de 2022 podem ter um grande impacto no futuro.
Lula’s victory in Brazil comes just in time to save the Amazon – can he do it?
The clearing of the Amazon rainforest surged to its highest levels in two decades under the Bolsonaro presidency. The newly elected Lula da Silva has vowed to halt deforestation, but it won’t be easy.
The Amazon’s ancient human history is written in its trees
New research shows how ancient rainforest cultures have left their mark on today’s plantlife.
Should Norway be paying Liberia to stop cutting down forests?
Despite all the treaties, pledges, export bans and labelling schemes, the world’s forests are still disappearing at an alarming rate. In poorer countries a forest may simply be worth less as a living…
Ending Amazon deforestation: 4 essential reads about the future of the world’s largest rainforest
Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he will end land clearance in Brazil’s Amazon region. But powerful forces profit from rainforest destruction.
Tropical forests can stop acting as carbon sinks during El Niño, says research
Some of South America’s tropical forests effectively stopped absorbing carbon during the 2015-2016 El Niño.
Message to the EU: you have the chance to stop fuelling devastation in the Amazon
Hundreds of scientists and Indigenous leaders have asked the EU to demand tougher imports standards to protect Brazil’s rainforests, wetlands and savannahs.