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, ...

The number of deforested kilometers in the Brazilian Amazon between August 2025 and March 2026 fell by 36 percent compared to ...

Brazil is on track to record its lowest Amazon deforestation rates since 2012. Despite this major accomplishment, experts ...

There are signs that policy can make a difference.

"I think we can confidently say that the more deforestation happens, the lower this global warming threshold becomes." ...

Deforestation harms the planet and humans in many ways. Trees play a major role in the global effort to slow the pace of climate change, preserve wildlife, and support more than eight billion people.

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

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — 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 ...

Deforestation coupled with climate change is rapidly pushing the Amazon Rainforest toward a perilous tipping point that could ...

Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury ...

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 ...