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A bold new investment fund aims to channel billions into tropical forest protection – one key change can make it better

The world is losing vast swaths of forests to agriculture, logging, mining and fires every year — more than 20 million acres in 2024 alone, roughly the size of South Carolina.

The Conversation · Nov 10, 2025

Agribusiness-friendly states in Brazil try to undo forest protections

Several states in Brazil are trying to rid themselves of rainforest protections, bowing to pressures from cattle ranchers and soybean growers to cut forest and expand agriculture as much as possible

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024

Hezbollah Launches Drones Towards Northern Israel, Injuring Two People

Hezbollah's drone attacks on Israel near Acre raise tensions, highlighting the volatile situation in the region.

Top News · Oct 27, 2024

Brazil's Lula promises no deforestation but challenges loom

Brazil's incoming president has promised to eliminate all deforestation by 2030, which would be a complete change of course for Brazil compared to the last four years

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022

A desperate wait for water in a drying Amazon

In the remote city of Rio Branco in Acre state, some fear a climate tipping point has already been reached as the rainy season brings floods and the dry season, droughts, writes Terrence McCoy

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022

Israel Thwarts Train Derailment Attempt in Galilee

The police and Shin Bet Security Service said on Wednesday that their forces have thwarted an attempt to derail a train in northern Israel by placing an obstacle on the railway tracks. An Arab Israeli man was detained and taken for investigation after the object was found on the railway…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 28, 2022