Environment

Amazon rainforest losing ability to regulate climate, scientist warns

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Report says logging and burning of Amazon might be connected to worsening droughts – such as the one plaguing São Paulo

Green news roundup: nuclear waste, trees and swordfish

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The week’s top environment news stories and green events

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‘Silent revolution’ in biotech farming is overtaking GM, says Greenpeace

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Pressure group accused of hypocrisy by geneticists who say the same science is behind genetic modification and Greenpeace-approved Marker Assisted Selection

Europe and the ‘why me?’ approach to decarbonisation

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A slowdown in the EU’s pace of climate action may inspire unintended reciprocal measures in the runup to the 2015 global climate summit in Paris

Google Streetview gives glimpse of the world of Jane Goodall’s chimpanzees

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A sneak peek into the Gombe national park in Tanzania reveals thick forest, tall waterfalls and chimps in treetops feasting on flies

2014 on track to be hottest year on record, says US science agency

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Global average temperatures in September were highest ever, following warmest year to date since 1998