LATESTVIDEOSASEANBRICSMIDDLE EASTUS-CHINA

rainforest

Explore more about the topics related to rainforest on Astro Awani

Amazon rivers' low water levels bring fresh challenges for locals

Amazon rivers' low water levels bring fresh challenges for locals

Many of the traditional rural population who live on river banks have been relying on outside supplies of drinking water.
Fri Sep 13 2024
World's forests failed to curb 2023 climate emissions, study finds

World's forests failed to curb 2023 climate emissions, study finds

A record amount of carbon dioxide entered Earth's atmosphere last year, further feeding global warming, the researchers said.
Tue Jul 30 2024
FEATURE - AI or humans? Rainforest seeks partner to police ghost roads

FEATURE - AI or humans? Rainforest seeks partner to police ghost roads

Being able to use a program that would allow AI to do automatic snapshots across vast areas would be a game-changer for ecologists.
Sun Jun 16 2024
Kitaro to perform at RWMF 2024

Kitaro to perform at RWMF 2024

Apart from Kitaro, headlining at the Rainforest World Music Festival this year is Datuk Zainal Abidin.
Fri Mar 22 2024
Gold miners bring fresh wave of suffering to Brazil's Yanomami

Gold miners bring fresh wave of suffering to Brazil's Yanomami

Yanomami people are dying from flu, malaria and malnutrition brought into the Amazon rainforest reservation by resurgent illegal miners.
Sat Jan 20 2024
In Bali, 'sea-sun-sand' tourists threaten ancient rainforest

In Bali, 'sea-sun-sand' tourists threaten ancient rainforest

Tourism can lead to destruction of natural habitats, particularly forests and often land where Indigenous groups reside, said Danny Mark.
Sat Oct 28 2023
Amazon rainforest port records lowest water level in 121 years amid drought

Amazon rainforest port records lowest water level in 121 years amid drought

Some areas of the Amazon have seen the lowest rain levels from July to September since 1980, according to the alert center.
Sun Oct 22 2023
El Nino could doom Indonesia's rare tropical glaciers by 2026

El Nino could doom Indonesia's rare tropical glaciers by 2026

Indonesia, home to a third of the world's rainforest after Brazil and Congo, expects the dry season could run until October.
Sun Aug 27 2023
Could EU law to save rainforest destroy palm oil farmers in Malaysia?

Could EU law to save rainforest destroy palm oil farmers in Malaysia?

The EU law will force global suppliers of commodities like palm oil to prove that their supply chains are not fuelling forest destruction.
Tue Apr 11 2023
Most rainforest carbon offsets 'worthless' - Media analysis

Most rainforest carbon offsets 'worthless' - Media analysis

Buying carbon credits by financing projects to protect rainforests has become a popular way for companies to claim they are carbon neutral.
Sun Jan 22 2023
Why Indonesia is moving its capital to the rainforests of Borneo

Why Indonesia is moving its capital to the rainforests of Borneo

Indonesia is relocating its capital city from Jakarta to a site more than 1,000 kilometres away in the rainforests of Borneo Island.
Mon Jan 09 2023
Recordings show some 'mute' animals communicate vocally: Study

Recordings show some 'mute' animals communicate vocally: Study

The research team combined their findings with data on the evolutionary history of acoustic communication for 1,800 other species.
Sat Oct 29 2022
Brazilian authorities find boat of slain British journalist, indigenous expert

Brazilian authorities find boat of slain British journalist, indigenous expert

The speedboat was submerged about 20 meters deep under the Itacoai river in the Amazon rainforest with the help of six sandbags.
Tue Jun 21 2022
Brazil police identify five more suspects in murder of British journalist

Brazil police identify five more suspects in murder of British journalist

Police have already arrested three men for their murder in the Amazon rainforest.
Mon Jun 20 2022
Brazilian police find human remains in search for British journalist - Minister

Brazilian police find human remains in search for British journalist - Minister

A suspect who confessed to killing them in the Amazon rainforest, led police to a remote burial site where the remains were unearthed.
Thu Jun 16 2022
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains

Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award

Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM

ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays

KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024

BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity

Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29

NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections

Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.
Fri Nov 22 2024