Forest Protected Areas Can Help Slow Climate Change
A new study involving scientists from 13 different organizations, universities and research institutions states that forest protection offers one of the most effective, practical, and immediate...
View ArticleWWF's Publications on Climate Change
A listing of WWF's climate change publications since 1999.read more
View ArticleSunday Times (UK) Publishes Correction and Apology for Asserting that IPCC...
The Sunday Times (UK) published yesterday (20 June 2010) a correction and a apology for an article it published on 31 January 2010, UN Climate Panel Shamed by Bogus Rainforest Claim. "The original...
View ArticleBill to slash Amazon protection passes crucial vote
Amendments to Brazil's Forest Code that could sanction dramatic increases in deforestation passed a crucial vote in the Brazilian Congress's Special Committee on Forest Law Changes last night (6 July...
View ArticleNew maps show the carbon in the trees
A revolutionary approach for mapping and monitoring the carbon held in tropical forests is a major step forward in protecting the climate and biodiversity.read more
View ArticleSea Surface Temperatures in Tropical North Atlantic Rise to Record Levels in...
Sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the Tropical North Atlantic are rising over the long term, driven in part by rising concentrations of greenhouse gases. High and in some areas record SSTs in the...
View ArticleAnother Extreme Drought Hits the Amazon and Raises Climate Change Concerns
The Amazon region is experiencing the third extreme drought in a dozen years -- and it may turn out to be the worst on record. The droughts coupled with recent research findings, suggest that rising...
View ArticleScientists Predict Huge Pulse of Carbon into Atmosphere from 2010 Amazon Drought
Scientists report in the latest (4 February 2011) edition of Science, that the historic 2010 drought in the Amazon ultimately may result in the release of about 2.2 billion metric tonnes of carbon into...
View ArticleBrazil's Low Carbon Development Plan
Brazil’s National Plan on Climate Change (2008) seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to prepare the country for the impacts of climate change, while achieving Brazil’s development objectives....
View ArticleBrazilian Legislation Threatens to Accelerate Amazon Deforestation;...
Brazil's Senate voted on Wednesday (7 December 2011) to make changes to the country's forest law. If approved by Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, the law would threaten an area larger than the state...
View ArticleWWF Climate Blog Has Moved to New Location
The WWF climate blog now is located at a different Web address: worldwildlife.org/blogs/wwf-climate-blog. All posts since May 2013 are at that location, while older posts will remain archived on this...
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