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Rainforests
Eliasch Review into deforestation
Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Johan Eliasch host the Number 10 launch of the Eliasch Review into deforestation
Razing the Rainforest / Focus / Eliasch Review into deforestation
Marina Silva: We must slash emissions to prevent destruction of the rainforest
Excerpts from speech given by Marina Silva at Razing the Rainforest event, 22 October 2008
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Marina Silva: We must slash emissions to prevent destruction of the rainforest
Prince of Wales heads to Sumatra to promote rainforests
The Prince of Wales travels to the Harapan rainforest is on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, where illegal loggers have cut vast swaths out of the forest over the years.
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Prince of Wales heads to Sumatra to promote rainforests
Plans to protect forests could do the opposite, warns Friends of the Earth
International proposals to protect forests as a way of tackling climate change could displace millions of indigenous people and fail to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, environmentalists warn.
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Plans to protect forests could do the opposite, warns Friends of the Earth
Fifth of world carbon emissions soaked up by extra forest growth, scientists find
Trees in the tropics are getting bigger, which means they are soaking up an extra 5bn tonnes of CO2 a year
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Fifth of world carbon emissions soaked up by extra forest growth, scientists find
Interview with Tony Juniper
Tony Juniper, special adviser to The Prince of Wales' Rainforest Project, and former director of Friends of the Earth, joins 21st Century Challenges to discuss the issues surrounding rainforest conservation and the challenges of the 21st century.
Razing the Rainforest / Focus / Interview with Tony Juniper
Fate of the rainforest is ‘irreversible’
A third of the Amazonian 'carbon sink' is doomed whether or not emissions are cut, Copenhagen conference is told
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Fate of the rainforest is ‘irreversible’
Amazon rainforest at risk of ecological ‘catastrophe’
Climate change could kill the Amazon rainforest even if deforestation and emissions are curbed, scientists at the Met Office fear.
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Amazon rainforest at risk of ecological ‘catastrophe’
Amazon could shrink by 85% due to climate change, scientists say
Scientists say 4C rise would kill 85% of the Amazon rainforest. Even modest temperature rise would see 20-40% loss within 100 years
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Amazon could shrink by 85% due to climate change, scientists say
‘Green’ dams hasten rape of Borneo forests
Tribal peoples are fighting huge hydro-electric projects that are carving up the island's rainforest
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / ‘Green’ dams hasten rape of Borneo forests
Forests ‘facing a testing time’
World forests face the dual challenge of climate change and the global economic crisis, a key UN report says.
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Forests ‘facing a testing time’
‘Crunch year’ for world’s forests
Efforts to mitigate climate change could be hampered if nations do not agree to protect the world's forests by the end of the year, warn researchers.
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / ‘Crunch year’ for world’s forests
G20 summit: Prince of Wales to discuss rainforests with leaders
The Prince of Wales will meet world leaders and the heads of international institutions on Wednesday to discuss solutions to protect the planet's threatened rainforests.
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / G20 summit: Prince of Wales to discuss rainforests with leaders
Rio to build walls around slums in attempt to halt deforestation in Brazil
State government blames expansion of slum areas for sharp loss of Brazilian rainforest over past three years
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Rio to build walls around slums in attempt to halt deforestation in Brazil
Key role of forests ‘may be lost’
Forests' role as massive carbon sinks is "at risk of being lost entirely", top forestry scientists have warned.
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Key role of forests ‘may be lost’
Amazon rainforests pay the price as demand for beef soars
A three-year survey by Greenpeace shows that western demand for beef and leather and an increase in cattle ranching is leading to intensified deforestation in the Amazon.
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Amazon rainforests pay the price as demand for beef soars