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POLITICO Biden contemplates a climate deal with the ‘Trump of the tropics’ Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is a climate-scoffing populist whose allies are hacking away at the Amazon, the rainforest that sucks up vast amounts of the world's carbon pollution. Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro. | AP Photo/Eraldo Peres Link Copied Much of President Joe Biden’s ambitions to save the planet comes down to a delicate dance: Can he cut a deal with the Brazilian leader whose allies are slashing and burning the Amazon? Biden may have little choice but to try — despite warnings from U.S. allie...

* LEAF Coalition rewards nations for lowering deforestation

CLIMATE-CHANGE/FORESTS-EMISSIONS (ANALYSIS):ANALYSIS-Forest emission reductions get a makeover, with $1 billion in new funding

After Climate Summit, a Promising New Tool for Latin America April 29, 2021 A new climate financing fund is not interested in past wins and plans to flow money to cut deforestation now. A vessel transports logs on a raft in the region of Baixo Tocantins in Pará, Brazil.Photo by TARSO SARRAF/AFP via Getty Images RIO DE JANEIRO – Pledges made at the global Climate Summit convened by the U.S. on Earth Day — marking the welcome return of the U.S. to the efforts to address climate change — were met by many with skepticism. Headlines around the world focused on the promises made by pre...

Newsletter 2021-04-29 Carolyn Cowan [04/29/2021] – Fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinos are believed to remain on Earth, and the species faces dire threats due to a low birth rate, habitat loss and fragmentation, and poaching. – A new study finds that, despite its small size, the population retains significant genetic diversity, and likely has the genomic “toolkit” necessary to survive threats like climate change or disease. – The findings are good news for conservationists, but also come with a warning: an analysis of a recently extinct subpopulation revealed that a rapid spike in inbre...