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By Syndicated Content By Stephen Eisenhammer and Oliver Griffin SAO PAULO/BOGOTA (Reuters) – More than 10,000 species of plants and animals are at high risk of extinction due to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest – 35% of which has already been deforested or degraded, according to the draft of a landmark scientific report published on Wednesday. Produced by the Science Panel for the Amazon (SPA), the report brings together research on the world’s largest rainforest from 200 scientists from across the globe. It is the most detailed assessment of the state of th...

More than 10,000 species risk extinction in Amazon, says landmark report Toggle share menu Advertisement More than 10,000 species risk extinction in Amazon, says landmark report Carlos Roberto Sanquetta, a forestry engineering professor at the Federal University of Parana, botanist Edilson Consuelo de Oliveira and Rioterra plant nursery worker Juciney Pinheiro dos Santos inspect a parcel of Amazon rainforest in Itapua do Oeste, Rondonia state, Brazil, on Nov 4, 2020. (Photo: REUTERS/Jake Spring) 15 Jul 2021 01:50AM (Updated: 15 Jul 2021 08:23AM) Share th...

  The first attempt was in 2005. At the time, the hazard lines were deferred in order to first develop a wider Coastal Strategy which was finalised in 2006. Although this strategy discusses hazards management, it does not identify any hazard lines. The second attempt was in 2012. This time, Council placed 50 and 100-year hazard lines on 1800 properties on the coast by way of the Land Information Memorandum (LIM). In addition, Council introduced the policy of managed retreat, threatening to withdraw water, stormwater and sewerage services from the 1800 homes even before their land or building...

Investigation Finds Toxic Chemicals in Water Across the US Persistent chemicals have entered our water supplies and current regulations and water systems are inadequate to remove them April 29, 2021 Updated: April 29, 2021 Some chemical pollutants endure long after they have passed through our water treatment systems and made their way back into the environment.(Aditya Chinchure/Unsplash) Drinking water safety isn’t often top of mind unless it has made the news, such as the lead crisis in Flint, Michigan. However, the level of contamination in U.S. tap water is very concerning, whet...

The Amazon Basin is fast approaching an irreversible tipping point. That should concern everyone, because what happens in the Amazon has planetary implications. Spanning eight South American countries and French Guiana, the Amazon contains more than 60 percent of the world’s tropical forests, 20 percent of its fresh water and about 10 percent of biodiversity. As a result of land speculation and insatiable global demand for meat, soy, gold, and other commodities, roughly 20 percent of the world’s largest tropical forest has already been razed. A further 5 percent rise in deforestation level...