'The reconstruction of a Brazilian highway 'could result in increased illegal logging, violence, violations of indigenous rights, and catastrophic consequences to local communities and the environment.' (The Ecologist, London) >

Ugandan startup turns banana fiber into awesome handicrafts. (The Observer newspaper, Uganda) >

Great Barrier Reef Being Poluted by Ground Water. 'Submarine Groundwater Discharge Exceeds River Inputs as a Source of Nutrients to the Great Barrier Reef'. (Environmental Science and Technology) >

'For the first time, an international team of scientists is able to provide a detailed outline of planetary resilience by mapping out all nine boundary processes that define a safe operating space for humanity. From global warming to the biosphere and deforestation, from pollutants & plastic to nitrogen cycles and freshwater: Six of nine planetary boundaries are being transgressed, while pressure in all those boundary processes is increasing, cutting-edge research published in the journal Science Advances shows.' (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany) >

Attribution of the Australian bushfire risk to anthropogenic climate change. 'Disastrous bushfires during the last months of 2019 and January 2020 affected Australia, raising the question to what extent the risk of these fires was exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change.' (Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, European Geosciences Union, Germany) >

1,000-Plus Years of Tree Rings Confirm Historic Extremity of 2021 Western North America Heat Wave. 'In summer 2021, a stunning heat wave swept western North America, from British Columbia to Washington, Oregon and beyond into other inland areas where the climate is generally mild. Temperature records were set by tens of degrees in many places, wildfires broke out, and at least 1,400 people died.' (State of the Planet, Columbia Climate School) >

Visualizing a summer of extremes in 7 charts. 'The past four months of 2023 have shattered all prior records by a truly staggering margin' (The Climate Brink, San Francisco, USA) >

A practical guide to corporate natural capital accounting. 'As pressure increases to integrate nature protection and restoration into all aspects of policy and business operations, how can organisations better measure and report on their interactions with nature?' (CSIRO, Canberra) >

'Around the country, more and more farmers are seeing the changes and, with more to come, many people are trying to adapt.' (Farmers for Climate Action) >

'As their sales continue to rise, SUVs’ global CO2 emissions are nearing 1 billion tonnes'. (International Energy Agency, Paris) >