As much as half of the Amazon will face several “unprecedented” stressors that could push the forest towards a major tipping point by 2050, new research finds.
The Van Gujjars – a pastoralist community in the Indian state of Uttarakhand – are on the frontline of climate change, but their role in forest management is limited by the rights they are denied.
Respecting planetary boundaries can bring us back to a safe operating space where Earth’s life support systems are not at risk.
By
Mary Robinson and
Johan Rockström
Some plants and animals love fire. Others do not. Science will help figure out which areas to burn, which to hose and how to create resilient ecosystems.
By
Luke Kelly, Tim Curran and Sophie Wilkinson