Rainforest

• Science Centre’s core attractions face cuts at new Ontario Place location

  Attractions that may not survive the planned move include an immersive rainforest experience, an adventure playground and a full-size planetarium.

  Politics

  Jun 30, 2023
  
• Brazil to redeploy military to Amazon in effort to curb increased deforestation

  This will mark the third time that President Jair Bolsonaro has dispatched troops to the Amazon, following two "Operation Green Brazil" deployments that ended in April.

  Environment

  Jun 29, 2021
  
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• Brazil deploys military to protect Amazon rainforest

  The armed forces, alongside environmental officials, police and other government agencies, began with an operation in a national forest in Rondonia state, near the Bolivian border.

  World

  May 11, 2020
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• Dirty secret: Soil reveals Antarctica had rainforests 90M years ago

  The modern-day wasteland of Antarctica was once home to a swampy landscape full of plants and — probably — dinosaurs.

  Science

  Apr 2, 2020
• Lobo, guardian of the Amazon rainforest, killed by illegal loggers in Brazil

  Paul Paulino Guajajara, also known as Lobo, was ambushed by loggers who wanted to destroy his forest home, Indigenous leaders said.

  Trending

  Nov 4, 2019
• Amazon fire blamed on deforestation — a look at the problem globally

  Deforestation is a problem in many parts of the world, not just the Amazon rainforest.

  Environment

  Aug 30, 2019
• Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s president-elect, vows to wage military-inspired war on crime

  Brazil president-elect Jair Bolsonaro has promised a military-inspired approach to fighting crime, while vowing to kill laws protecting Indigenous lands in the Amazon rainforest.

  World

  Oct 29, 2018
• Protests will follow any old-growth logging on Vancouver Island: group

  The prospect of logging in an old-growth rainforest on southern Vancouver Island has generated calls for civil disobedience in the woods.

  Jun 10, 2015