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Dam breach could be Ukraine’s ‘worst ecological disaster since Chornobyl’
Former minister makes grave warning as scientists wait for water to subside before assessing impact
Jonathan Watts
06, Jun, 2023 @5:37 PM
Rethink, reform, rebuild: 7 steps to save the Amazon
As the world’s biggest rainforest degrades fast towards its tipping point, finding solutions is more urgent than ever. But who to ask first and where to begin?
Jonathan Watts
05, Jun, 2023 @5:00 AM
A look at some of the corporations that dominate the Amazon
From mining to cattle ranching and soya farming, some of the world’s largest companies exploit the region, though many also claim to be giving something back
Bibi van der Zee, Patrick Greenfield and Jonathan Watts
02, Jun, 2023 @12:17 PM
The multinational companies that industrialised the Amazon rainforest
Analysis shows handful of corporations extract tens of billions of dollars of raw materials a year – and their commitments to restoration vary greatly
Jonathan Watts, Patrick Greenfield and Bibi van der Zee
02, Jun, 2023 @12:00 PM
Brazilian Amazon at risk of being taken over by mafia, ex-police chief warns
Alexandre Saraiva gives alert on organised crime in region ahead of anniversary of killings of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira
Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro and Jonathan Watts in Altamira
01, Jun, 2023 @12:00 PM
Earth’s health failing in seven out of eight key measures, say scientists
Groundbreaking analysis of safety and justice hopes to inform next generation of sustainability policy
Jonathan Watts
31, May, 2023 @3:51 PM
Grain trader Cargill faces legal challenge in US over Brazilian soya supply chain
World’s biggest grain trader accused of ‘shoddy due diligence’ on deforestation and alleged rights violations
Jonathan Watts Global environment editor
04, May, 2023 @4:01 AM
UK company mining gold in Amazon on disputed land
London-listed Serabi Gold extracting gold without approval of Brazilian land registry and Indigenous communities
Fernanda Wenzel and Jonathan Watts
18, Apr, 2023 @2:00 PM
Brazilian meat firm’s A- sustainability rating has campaigners up in arms
Environmentalists question high grade given to JBS and accuse it of deforestation in the Amazon and under-reporting emissions
Jonathan Watts Global environment editor
30, Mar, 2023 @9:07 PM
World ‘population bomb’ may never go off as feared, finds study
Population likely to peak sooner and lower than expected with beneficial results – but environment is priority
Jonathan Watts
27, Mar, 2023 @5:00 AM
Horrifying, uplifting, surreal: my mate Dom Phillips joins the rainforest martyrs
At a Brazil memorial for murdered US activist and nun Dorothy Stang, there are two more people symbolically present
Jonathan Watts in Anapu
16, Mar, 2023 @10:44 AM
Scientists prove clear link between deforestation and local drop in rainfall
Study adds to fears Amazon is approaching tipping point after which it will not be able to generate its own rainfall
Jonathan Watts
01, Mar, 2023 @6:01 PM
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