Governors are leading the fight against climate change and deforestation around the world, filling a void left by presidents

A long-time leader of California’s climate efforts explains how governors from Brazil to Indonesia have become the leading edge in fighting climate change. Several are meeting this week in Brazil.

Mary Nichols, Distinguished Counsel for the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, University of California, Los Angeles • conversation
May 19, 2025 ~9 min

Digital imperialism: How US social media firms are using American law to challenge global tech regulation

Trump Media and Rumble joining X in legal fight against the Brazilian Supreme Court marks a new era of deregulation pushes.

Camille Grenier, Associated Expert at the Technology and Global Affairs Innovation Hub, Sciences Po • conversation
March 21, 2025 ~11 min


Why the price of your favorite chocolate will continue to rise

Aridity is silently spreading through many of the world’s cocoa-producing regions. There are steps we can take to save them.

Narcisa Pricope, Professor of Geography and Land Systems Science and Associate Vice President for Research, Mississippi State University • conversation
Feb. 10, 2025 ~10 min

Floods in south Brazil have displaced 600,000 – here’s why this region is likely to see ever more extreme rain in future

‘Flying rivers’ of moist air from the Amazon combined with a warming planet have the potential to produce more rain, say scientists.

Neil Hart, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, University of Oxford • conversation
May 16, 2024 ~5 min

Invasive species cause billions of dollars in damage worldwide: 4 essential reads

According to a new UN report, invasive species do more than US$423 billion in damage worldwide every year. Four articles explore examples, from mollusks to poisonous fish.

Jennifer Weeks, Senior Environment + Cities Editor, The Conversation • conversation
Sept. 6, 2023 ~7 min

'Global China' is a big part of Latin America’s renewable energy boom, but homegrown industries and 'frugal innovation' are key

China is a major investor in Latin America’s renewable energy and critical minerals like lithium, but countries like Chile are also taking steps to secure their own clean energy future.

Nathaniel Dolton-Thornton, Assistant Researcher in Climate Policy, Tufts University • conversation
July 5, 2023 ~10 min

Invasive lionfish have spread south from the Caribbean to Brazil, threatening ecosystems and livelihoods

One of the most damaging invasive species in the oceans has breached a major barrier – the Amazon-Orinoco river plume – and is spreading along Brazil’s coast. Scientists are trying to catch up.

Osmar J. Luiz, Senior Research Fellow in Aquatic Ecology, Charles Darwin University • conversation
June 1, 2023 ~11 min

The Amazon is not safe under Brazil's new president – a roads plan could push it past its breaking point

Nearly 95% of deforestation in the Amazon occurs within 3.5 miles of a road or near a river. Brazil’s plans to ramp up exports may be on a collision course with the forest.

Robert T. Walker, Professor of Latin American Studies and Geography, University of Florida • conversation
March 22, 2023 ~10 min


Deforestation: proposed EU import ban may fail to protect tropical rainforests and farmers – here's how it should work

The EU have introduced a new regulation on the import of products linked to deforestation – but will this reduce deforestation globally?

Joss Lyons-White, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Cambridge • conversation
Jan. 6, 2023 ~9 min

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.

Jennifer Weeks, Senior Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation • conversation
Nov. 18, 2022 ~9 min

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