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Amazon floodplain cocoa offers climate resilience through traditional agroforestry.
Native cocoa cultivation in Brazilian floodplains integrates ancestral knowledge with modern processing, yielding pest-resistant crops while Pará’s market share climbs from 14 per cent to 46 per cent in two decades.
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Fourth global coral bleaching event ended in mid-2025, but recovery window may be brief.
NOAA confirms the world’s fourth mass coral bleaching event concluded in mid-2025 after affecting 84% of global reef area across three ocean basins, with heat stress documented in 83 countries and territories between early 2023 and mid-2025.
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The Climate Change Committee warns 92% of UK homes will overheat by 2050.
The committee’s latest assessment predicts that climate damage could cost Britain 1–5% of GDP by mid-century without annual investment of £11 billion in adaptation measures, as government focus remains locked on mitigation.
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Bathurst herd shrinks to 3,609 as Canada eyes Arctic road expansion.
Caribou numbers in the Northwest Territories dropped 47 per cent between 2021 and 2025 while Indigenous guardians documented persistent avoidance of winter roads that fragment migration routes.
What stayed with them — that is the centre of every conversation.
Adventure Diaries is a long-form interview podcast covering exploration, wildlife and conservation. Each episode goes deep on one person, one story, and what they came back with.
Hosted by Chris Watson, recorded in Scotland, edited by hand.
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