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Fires raise climate change readiness fears in Chile

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CHILE

A wave of forest fires has devastated a large area of central-southern Chile, raising questions about the country's preparedness for climate change but also further undermining…

August wildfires will force Greek rethink on climate

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GREECE

Temperatures reached 47 degrees Celsius -- the severest heatwave since 1987. About 100,000 hectares of forest were reduced to ashes in just two weeks in Attica, Evia and the…

Large-scale deforestation will continue in Bolivia

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BOLIVIA

The main culprit is the expansion of soya cultivation, especially in Santa Cruz department. The government pays lip service to the need to preserve the Amazon biome but adopts a…

Climate finance for forest conservation will grow

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INTERNATIONAL

The wider adoption of net-zero targets by private companies creates further demand for new carbon credits, including from forests. However, the expanding market for carbon credits…

Bolivia fires could reduce Morales’s election lead

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BOLIVIA

Wildfires in Bolivia.

South-east Asian haze will pose corporate challenges

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Although an annual regional problem, this year's haze is particularly severe, and implies growing risks for businesses and governance.

Brazil's Amazon drought poses environmental challenges

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BRAZIL

Since late September rains have failed in the Amazon region, causing the most severe drought in over a century. Factors including El Nino, climate change and ongoing fires are…

External factors will prod Russia into climate action

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RUSSIA

This is still tentative planning but it indicates the Kremlin is being spurred into action by looming curbs on high-carbon products in China and the EU, Russia's key export…

Jokowi's US trip yields no breakthrough on core issues

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INDONESIA/US

However, he was only able to meet US President Barack Obama and to oversee the signing of commercial deals worth 20 billion dollars before cutting his trip short to tackle the…

Bolivia’s opposition to rally support over land policy

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BOLIVIA

Under the governorship of opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho, Santa Cruz is insisting that land demarcation is a local responsibility. A recent meeting between the…