Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Atlantic forest - What They Never Told You

What Forests Lose When Hornbills and Civets Disappear

A great hornbill can swallow a fruit the size of a golf ball, fly three kilometres, and deposit the seed in a gap of light where it has a genuine chance of germinating. The civet does something different but equally precise: digestive acids thin the seed coat, cutting the time…

Times Life · Oct 31

Brazil plants 840,000 trees to restore 607 hectares of Atlantic Forest

Brazil's Atlantic Forest is undergoing remarkable restoration efforts, spearheaded by World Land Trust and Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu. With 840,000 trees planted over 20 years, 607 hectares of degraded land have been revived into verdant forest. This initiative has created a vital wildlife corridor, facilitating the return of over 220…

The Times of India · Oct 15

In 1997, actor Marcos Palmeira bought a degraded farm in Brazil to restore native forest. 29 years later, around 130 hectares were undergoing Atlantic Forest restoration

Actor Marcos Palmeira purchased Fazenda Vale das Palmeiras in Teresópolis in 1997. The property transitioned from conventional vegetable production to organic farming practices. It now integrates agroforestry and environmental conservation efforts across its land. A significant restoration initiative aims to replant native Atlantic Forest trees. This farm has become a…

The Economic Times · Sep 20

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

In 1998, a photographer and his wife returned to their family's barren cattle farm: 2.7 million native trees later, a 600-hectare forest had returned

Sebastião Salgado and Lélia Wanick Salgado have successfully transformed their family ranch in Brazil into a thriving ecological sanctuary. By planting over 2.7 million native trees, they have revitalized the forest ecosystem, safeguarding numerous springs and restoring various plant and animal species. Managed by Instituto Terra, this site now boasts…

The Times of India · Aug 8

A Brazilian village of 2,000 residents has no cars, sandy streets, and can only be reached by boat

Barra do Superagui, a charming Brazilian village, thrives without cars as boats navigate its waters instead. Nestled within the protected expanse of Superagui National Park, this community cherishes its caiçara culture and diverse wildlife. With life moving at a gentle pace, residents rely solely on boats for services and supplies,…

The Times of India · Aug 4

Declining primate numbers are threatening Brazil's Atlantic forest

We tend to think of debt as purely financial, but we can also reap what we sow in the natural world through what is known as extinction debt. This concept refers to changes in the past that affect a species’ survival in the future.

The Conversation · Jan 10, 2024

The best way to save forests

A new report says the key to saving Brazil’s Atlantic Forest is recognizing Indigenous territory

Salon · Jan 29, 2023

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

At COP15 summit, U.N. announces nature restoration priorities through 2030

The United Nations on Tuesday announced its top priorities for restoring ecosystems from South America's Atlantic Forest to the Ganges River in India.

Reuters · Dec 13, 2022

Coverage From

People

Jair Bolsonaro

2,454 stories

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

United Nations Environment Programme

22 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.