Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell to its lowest level in eight years during the most recent monitoring period, according to new data from the Brazilian Human and Environment Amazon Institute, ...

Researchers examined the combined effects of tree loss and global warming in an effort to better understand how and when an ...

Deforestation in the Brazilian portion of the Amazon rainforest slowed over the last 12 months by nearly half compared to the previous year, according to new government data. The country lost 4300 sq ...

Despite a drop in the size of deforested areas, the number of wildfires in the region increased by more than 30 percent.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change.

SAO PAULO (AP) — The administration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva frequently touts how it has sharply ...

At least 15 per cent of the Amazon has already been lost, and further destruction could unleash widespread rainforest dieback ...

AGUA CLARA, Brazil — Forest loss in Brazil’s Amazon dropped by 30.6% compared to the previous year, officials said Wednesday, the lowest level of destruction in nine years. In a 12-month span, the ...

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Climate change makes the southern Amazon's rain increasingly sensitive to deforestation, a new study finds. Clearing large areas of forest can trigger severe and lasting reductions in rainfall ...

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before, according to government satellite data released Wednesday. It’s the largest reduction since 2016, when ...