A growing dual crisis of public health and environmental devastation is unfolding in the Amazon rainforest. Over the past decade, a surge in illegal and unregulated gold mining has had the unexpected side effect of leading to a sharp rise in malaria cases, disproportionately affecting Indigenous communities across the Guiana Shield.| Rainforest Foundation US
Demand for air transport has more than doubled since 2000, and demand for both passenger and freight aviation is expected to remain strong in the future, yet energy efficiency improvements have slowed recently.| IEA
Every December, people ask us how severe the year’s extreme weather events were. To answer this question, we’ve partnered with Climate Central to produce a report that reviews some of the most significant events and highlights findings from our attribution studies. It also includes new analysis looking at the number of dangerous heat days added by climate change in 2024 and global resolutions for 2025 to work toward a safer, more sustainable world.| World Weather Attribution
While the peak of the fire season usually occurs in August and September, June 2024 was exceptional, with an estimated 440,000 hectares burned in one month, a significantly larger area than the previous June maximum of 257,000 hectares and far exceeding the monthly average of about 8,300 hectares. | World Weather Attribution
New data reveals that forest fires are becoming more widespread, burning more than twice as much tree cover today as they did 20 years ago.| World Resources Institute
EU rules to guarantee that the products EU citizens consume do not contribute to deforestation or forest degradation worldwide.| Environment
The World Bank is helping to fight poverty and improve living standards for the people of the DRC, through education, energy, health and other social services.| World Bank
