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*In this issue:*
* Nature Crime Poses Growing Threat in the Amazon ( #blurb1 )
* Europe Faces Hotter, More Hazardous Days Ahead ( #blurb2 )
* South African Cities Tackle Rising Water Risks ( #blurb3 )
* Climate Resilience Takes Root on India’s Mint Farms ( #blurb4 )
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Organized Crime Is a Growing Threat to the Amazon ( [link removed] )
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Rich natural resources and sparse oversight have made the Amazon rainforest a breeding ground for nature crime, from illegal logging and gold mining to illicit drugs and wildlife trafficking.
The scope of the problem is bigger than many realize: One study found that 91% of forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon is linked to illegal activity. Border regions, such as the frontiers of Brazil, Colombia and Peru, have become crime hubs.
We took a deep look at what’s driving illegal forest destruction across the Amazon — and how governments in the region can crack down.
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Forest on a hill ( [link removed] )
Photo by Guy Bell / Alamy Stock Photo
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Europe’s Cities Should Prepare for Hotter, More Hazardous Days Ahead ( [link removed] )
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Sweltering heat in Europe claimed an estimated 2,300 lives ( [link removed] ) over the last two weeks. The continent will face even more severe heat waves as global temperatures rise. WRI research shows how future warming of up to 3 degrees C could impact life in places like Barcelona, Amsterdam and Istanbul.
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Photo by Cavan Images/Alamy Stock Photo
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How South African Cities Are Tackling Water Crises ( [link removed] )
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South Africa’s cities are grappling with water extremes. Cape Town nearly ran out of water in 2018 after years of severe drought while others, like Durban, have seen worsening floods. Yet both cities are finding new ways to manage water risks — while bolstering economies and ecosystems in the process.
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Climate Resilience Takes Root on India’s Mint Farms ( [link removed] )
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In Barabanki, India, mint is known as “green gold”: a lucrative cash crop that’s lifted many from poverty. As climate change and market shocks threaten to erode that status, India’s mint industry is demonstrating how to build resilience in a changing world.
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Ranking of top GHG emitters in 2022 and cumulative GHG emissions, 1850-2022 ( [link removed] )
In 2024, the Brazilian Amazon faced one of its worst fire seasons on record. Far from being “natural” disasters, fires in the region are often deliberately set to clear land for farming and other activities.
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*BRICS Countries Unite Around Strong Climate Agenda Before COP30 ( [link removed] )*
At the 2025 BRICS Summit — which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — members called for stronger climate finance, better carbon accounting and a developing country-led platform to align trade with sustainability.
Mirela Sandrini, WRI ( [link removed] )
"Their commitment to protect tropical forests and scale up adaptation is a notable step towards safeguarding nature, building resilience and supporting human well-being...South-South collaboration of this scale and ambition can inject much-needed momentum into international climate diplomacy ahead of [the] COP30 [climate summit].”
*— Mirela Sandrini ( [link removed] )
* *—* Interim Executive Director, WRI Brasil
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