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In a landmark decision, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court recently determined that long-term waste dumping at a site in Meethotamulla violated residents’ fundamental rights and faulted the authorities for allowing the dump to expand beyond permitted limits.
The 2026 fire season in Indonesia is already showing early signs of escalation, as burned areas reached 32,637 hectares by February, 20 times higher than the same period in 2025.
Karbon & Cuaca
The Amazon rainforest and five reasons for hope
Slowing deforestation in Brazil and pledges to ban oil drilling in Colombia offer slivers of hope for the Amazon.
Karbon & Cuaca
Australian insurers declare catastrophe as Victoria bushfire losses mount, climate risks intensify
Claims surge as insurers warn extreme fires highlight escalating climate risk. More than 400,000 hectares of bushland and farmland have burned – more than five times the size of Singapore.
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7 January 2026
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As wildfires mount, so do efforts to use less plastic
27 November 2025
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Brazil's Indigenous battle with a dry Amazon rainforest
20 November 2025
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At COP30, focus on wildfire prevention amid record destruction
10 November 2025
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29 October 2025
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12 August 2025
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Q&A: ‘We don’t need to have people die from heat’
8 August 2025
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Is climate change affecting your car insurance rates?
24 July 2025
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Can a new fund give tropical forests a future?
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In data: Fires are accelerating global forest loss
4 July 2025
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