Forest Fires

Rampant fires have engulfed the Pantanal in Brazil, devastating endangered species and indigenous communities.

The World Meteorological Organisation has delivered a sobering report on the state of global climate at COP25 in Madrid.

Protests erupt in Lebanon after a week of forest fires and higher taxes.

Plundering nature is the norm within our legal and economic systems. Our survival depends on charting a new course.

Forest fires in Indonesian palm oil concessions are destroying the local environment, polluting the air and endangering lives. The concessions belong to major household brands, such as Nestlé and Unilever. MARIANNE BROOKER reports

Scientists say there is a growing urgency to understand how affected forests may or may not recover as forest fires increase in frequency. A team from the Smithsonian Institute has come up with a mathematical model which they say will help identify the forest areas most at risk. CATHERINE HARTE has the story