Amazon rainforest

FILE PHOTO: In Brazil, it's not just the Amazon that's burning. The world's largest wetland is on fire too

Over 10,000 Species Risk Extinction in Amazon, Says Landmark Report

Stephen Eisenhammer and Oliver Griffin 18/07/2021

Produced by the Science Panel for the Amazon (SPA),...

FILE PHOTO: Indigenous people from the Mura tribe show a deforested area in unmarked indigenous lands inside the Amazon rainforest near Humaita

‘Biggest Story Right Now’: Humanity Has Flipped Amazon From Carbon Sink to Source

Jessica Corbett 17/07/2021

The findings, said one expert, 'show that the uncertain...

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows a river and a deforested plot of the Amazon near Porto Velho

Are Brazil’s Amazon Policies ‘Crimes Against Humanity’?

Katie Surma 01/07/2021

Bolsonaro’s rampant deforestation of the Amazon have prompted world...

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Thanks to Us, the Amazon Is Now a Net Greenhouse Gas Emitter, Study Finds

Liz Kimbrough 16/04/2021

Warming, especially of the soils and sediments in the...

An aerial view of a tract of Amazon jungle after it was cleared by farmers in Itaituba

Deforestation in Amazon Rainforest Rose By 17% In 2020

Anastasia Moloney 08/04/2021

Brazil lost over 1.5 million hectares of primary forest...

An aerial view shows a tree at the center of a deforested plot of the Amazon near Porto Velho, Rondonia State

Even as Countries Set New Climate Goals, Earth Lost Record Forest Area in 2020

Michael Taylor 31/03/2021

Tropical forest losses hit their third-highest level in almost two decades...

Brazil's military fails to halt Amazon deforestation

How, for 19 Fruitless Months, Brazil’s Military Failed To Protect the Amazon

Jake Spring 25/03/2021

Throughout the operation, environmental agents say they have been...