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India's desert salt farmers feel the heat from climate change
Climate change is making it harder to plan for the salt harvest and is delaying the onset of the farming season, in addition to bringing unbearable heatwaves to those working the desert lands.
U.S. senators urge Biden to condition Brazil Amazon aid on results
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Over a dozen Democratic senators on Friday urged U.S. President Joe Biden to withhold financial assistance to Brazil unless it demonstrates it is reducing deforestation in the Amazon and cracking down on environmental crimes.
Google Earth's timelapse feature puts a spotlight on climate change
(Reuters) - Google Earth on Thursday added a timelapse feature to the popular platform, providing a glimpse into how climate change, urbanization and deforestation have altered the planet over the last four decades.
Brazil must cut deforestation 15-20% a year to eliminate it by 2030, says vice-president
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil Vice-President Hamilton Mourao said on Friday that the country needs to cut deforestation by 15% to 20% every year in order to eliminate it by 2030, a new goal the far-right administration has unveiled.
Starchild: Malaysian children share tips on caring for Mother Earth
Check out these drawings by Starchild readers on the topic, Earth Day
Armed with phones and seeds, jobless Kenyans tackle illegal logging
Standing under a thick green canopy in coastal Kenya’s Shim Hills, Mohamed Mwaramuno squints at his fellow forest ranger’s smartphone.
EU commissioner blasts Brazil climate pledge for not going far enough
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The European Union's top environment official told Brazil on Wednesday that the South American country's updated climate pledge "sends a bad signal" by only committing to reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2060.
Road to ruin: informal byways sow seeds of destruction in Colombia's Amazon
SAN VICENTE DEL CAGUAN, Caqueta, Colombia (Reuters) - The dirt tracks winding through southern Colombia's tangled jungle often mark the beginning of the end for besieged patches of rainforest in this part of the Amazon.
Brazil must show Amazon protection is working, top donor Norway says
OSLO (Reuters) - Brazil must demonstrate it can reduce the ongoing deforestation in the Amazon before Norway will resume payments in support of preserving the world's largest rainforest, the Norwegian environment minister told Reuters.
