For decades, environmentalists and climate scientists have warned about the catastrophic consequences of the shrinking and erosion of the Amazon and...
Thinking Differently About the Rainforests
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Restoring our planet
What Has the Whale to Say? / David Gruber
"The whale has no voice," Herman Melville wrote in Moby Dick. “But then again,” he went on, "What has the whale to say?" Turns out he was wrong: not...
Webinar: Seeking a Better Future for the Amazon and the Congo
How can we secure a better future for the Amazon, the Congo, and the planet we all share? In this webinar, Sam Muller leads a powerful conversation...
Reimagining Environmental Journalism / Rhett Butler
By almost every objective indicator, the process of dramatic climate change grinds on. However, the optimists are currently making a big deal out of...
Rinsing and Repeating Our Way to Climate Disaster? Is There a Better Way?/ Linwood Pendleton
Thirty years ago, the United Nations challenged the political leaders of the world to do something about global warming. The politicians responded...
Can The Rainforests Be Saved?
If you were asked to list the hottest hot spots on the planet—the places whose ecological integrity seem to be critical to life as we know it—your...
A River Runs Through It / Jaap van der Waarde
The Congo River Basin includes six countries and covers approximately 3.7 million square kilometers, making it the world's second-largest rainforest...
Can Profit Help Save the Rainforest? / Tânia Trindade
Global meetings on climate change almost always turn on two factors: political will and money. Even when the will is present, the money is not—and...
Has the Amazon Run Out of Chances? / Francisco (Pacho) von Hildebrand
In 2019, Carlos Nobre, a leading Brazilian scientist, published an open letter entitled "Amazon tipping point: Last chance for action.” If that...