Five things we learned about the state of the planet at the world's biggest meeting of biodiversity experts

Which species are becoming endangered and which are recovering, according to the IUCN World Conservation Congress?

Louise Gentle, Senior Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Sept. 16, 2021 ~7 min

Fire, drought, and lax enforcement threaten Amazon biodiversity

Biodiversity in the Amazon rainforest is under threat from forest fires, drought, and changes in enforcement of environmental policies on deforestation.

Daniel Stolte-Arizona • futurity
Sept. 3, 2021 ~9 min


Amazon: regrowing forests have offset less than 10% of carbon emissions from deforestation

Secondary forests are growing on deforested land in the Amazon – but not enough to offset emissions from logging.

Jos Barlow, Professor of Conservation Science, Lancaster University • conversation
Aug. 20, 2021 ~6 min

Fight for control threatens to destabilize and fragment the internet

The US is wrestling with the rest of the world for control of the internet. The ‘net as we know it could be a victim of the struggle.

Nick Merrill, Research Fellow, University of California, Berkeley • conversation
July 26, 2021 ~8 min

10,000 Amazon Plants, Animals Could Disappear Forever, Scientists Say

VOA Learning English • voa
July 24, 2021 ~4 min

Even if Bolsonaro leaves power, deforestation in Brazil will be hard to stop

Some Amazon deforestation is caused by recent policy, but there are also long-term issues.

Cristina Yumie Aoki Inoue, Professor, Institute of International Relations, University of Brasilia • conversation
July 8, 2021 ~8 min

Amazon found destroying unsold stock – would better accounting practices help?

Financial accounts don't currently factor in environmental problems.

Lucy Wishart, Associate Lecturer, University of St Andrews • conversation
June 28, 2021 ~7 min

Shhhh, they're listening – inside the coming voice-profiling revolution

Marketers will soon be able to use AI-assisted vocal analysis to gain insights into shoppers' inclinations – without people knowing what they're revealing or how that information is being interpreted.

Joseph Turow, Robert Lewis Shayon Professor of Media Systems & Industries, University of Pennsylvania • conversation
April 28, 2021 ~13 min


How do people make paper out of trees, and why not use something else?

People have painted on cave walls, written on clay and wax tablets, papyrus, and paper made from wood. Could screens replace paper someday?

Beverly Law, Professor Emeritus of Global Change Biology and Terrestrial Systems Science, Oregon State University • conversation
April 26, 2021 ~7 min

Brazil’s economic crisis, prolonged by COVID-19, poses an enormous challenge to the Amazon

Because Brazil's economic prosperity in the last two decades is increasingly linked to the Amazon's good health, restoring the country's economy is a critical first step toward ending deforestation.

Peter Richards, Adjunct Professor, George Washington University • conversation
April 19, 2021 ~8 min

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