Why is Sebastian Vettel at the 2025 Brazil Grand Prix? Sebastian Vettel has returned to Interlagos for the Brazil Grand Prix to promote protection of the Amazon rainforest Motorsport · Nov 7, 2025
A psychedelic tour of Earth’s ecosystems – from the desert to Siberia Every mind-bending molecule in nature has an evolutionary origin; a defence against being eaten, a lure for pollinators, or perhaps a happy biochemical accident. Though they seem extraordinary, life has evolved psychedelic molecules that alter consciousness across almost every ecosystem. The Conversation · Nov 7, 2025
William to end first trip to Brazil by meeting Indigenous peoples This week the prince pledged to back those “standing up and defending nature” with a new fund covering indigenous advocates protecting the Amazon. Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2025
Geopolitics, backsliding and progress: here’s what to expect at this year’s COP30 global climate talks Along with delegates from all over the world, I’ll be heading to the United Nations COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon city of Belém. Like many others, I’m unsure what to expect. The Conversation · Nov 6, 2025
Amazon lakes hit ‘unbearable’ hot-tub temperatures amid mass die-offs of pink river dolphins – study Droughts and heatwaves causing water in some areas to reach 41C, killing fish and endangered dolphins, say researchers The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2025
Who are the major players at Cop30 and what do they want? Delegates from global giants and smaller nations expected to clash at Brazilian summit over how to tackle the climate crisis and who should pay The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2025
Global warming is forcing Earth's systems toward 'doom loop' tipping points. Can we avoid them? Earth may be on the verge of crossing several climate change tipping points that could have irreversible and devastating consequences. Here's everything you need to know about these "points of no return." LiveScience · Nov 6, 2025
UN climate summit kicks off in Brazil's Amazon with hopes for action despite US absence World leaders are gathering in a coastal city in the Brazilian Amazon for the U.N.'s annual climate summit The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025
World leaders face Amazon reckoning on a decade of climate promises World leaders arrive in the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday for a high-stakes test of global climate promises, with vulnerable nations demanding far greater financial support and scientists warning the world is still veering off track. Radio France Internationale · Nov 6, 2025
Starmer defies Farage on net zero as he vows 'full speed' on clean energy at COP30 summit in Brazil World Leaders, Prince William, campaigners and academics are gathering at the climate change conference in Belem in the Amazon region Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025
UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2025
‘A meeting of voices’: flotillas head into Belém ahead of Cop30 climate summit Indigenous leaders, environmental activists and forest defenders are determined to make this a summit like no other The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2025
Prince of Wales pledges to back those ‘standing up and defending nature’ William is visiting the South American country for the first time to stage his Earthshot Prize. Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2025
Brazil's Lula puts forward new vision for protecting the Amazon rainforest Brazil’s leader, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, says he wants the future of the Amazon rainforest to be built around a major fund that will pay countries to keep their forests standing The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025
The Conversation · Nov 4, 2025 Brazil’s upcoming UN climate summit highlights how tricky climate pledges are to keep For two weeks during November, countries are coming together in the city of Belém in Brazil to negotiate their responses to climate change. This will be the 30th UN climate summit, known as Cop30. It marks ten years since the negotiation of the Paris agreement (a global agreement to keep…
The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025 Air pollution in Amazon rainforest worse than big cities like London and Beijing, new data shows The cause of the pollution is largely fires set by humans to clear forest for cattle and pasturelands, according to the peer-reviewed findings
Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2025 William to announce new project to help people defending the Amazon The new initiative aims to build on a ranger insurance package the Prince of Wales announced last year.
The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2025 Brazil dismantles hundreds of illegal dredges in major Amazon mining crackdown Brazilian police with support from Interpol have destroyed 277 dredges used in illegal gold mining along the Madeira River in one of the largest coordinated crackdowns in the Amazon
The Conversation · Nov 3, 2025 Earthshot prize’s request for a vegan menu for Prince William leaves a bitter taste in the Amazon Saulo Jennings, an acclaimed Amazonian chef and UN gastronomy tourism ambassador, was reportedly outraged when organisers of Prince William’s Earthshot prize asked him to prepare an entirely vegan menu. For Jennings, being told to exclude pirarucu – the region’s iconic giant freshwater fish – was not merely a matter of…
The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025 Brazil’s Amazon deforestation falls 11% even as fires surge to record levels Brazil’s government says deforestation in the Amazon fell 11% in the year through July 2025 to its lowest level in nearly a decade, helped by stronger enforcement and monitoring
The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025 First Thing: Humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30. Plus, lonely and unwell people are turning to AI chatbots for health advice
The Guardian - AU · Oct 28, 2025 Afternoon Update: 1.5C climate target missed; Queensland puberty blocker ban overturned; and is period blood a ‘medical miracle’? UN secretary-general warns leaders that delaying emissions reductions brings world closer to catastrophic ‘tipping points’ in oceans, Amazon and Arctic
The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025 ‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2025 What to know about uncontacted Indigenous peoples and efforts to protect them A report says at least 196 uncontacted Indigenous groups remain worldwide and face growing threats from logging, mining, missionaries and organized crime
International Business Times UK · Oct 26, 2025 Brazilian Chef Rejects Prince William's Vegan Banquet: 'It's Like Asking Iron Maiden To Play Jazz' Brazilian chef Saulo Jennings failed to get the chance to cook for Prince William's Earthshot Prize in Rio after organisers demanded a 100% vegan menu. He called the restriction 'a lack of respect' for Amazonian food traditions and sustainability.