Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil sped up in May to the fastest rate in a decade, according to data from an early-warning satellite system, as experts pointed to activity by illegal ...

The increase in deforestation in Brazil was registered during the Jair Bolsonaro (PL) government, which, according to the study, has caused a decrease in state environmental protection ...

Deforestation in the Amazon is costing two of Brazil's most important hydro-electric power plants (HPPs) yearly energy generation on par with the electricity consumption of 1.5 million people.

Brazil is facing accusations of hypocrisy ... carbon for the world and providing biodiversity, and many say this deforestation contradicts the very purpose of a climate summit.

The paving of the BR-319 highway would open the Amazon to further deforestation, affecting Brazil’s rain cycle and endangering Indigenous communities. Image courtesy of the National Department ...

Deforestation is a major man-made source of greenhouse gas emissions, and is especially significant in countries with large tropical forests, including Brazil and Indonesia as well as countries in ...

In the case of Brazil, a sophisticated mechanism allowed in the late 1990s the embezzlement of millions of dollars and contributed to deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Phantom companies ...

Brazilian street artist Mundano's latest work incorporates ash from forest fires and mud from flooding in Brazil to create a giant mural pleading for a stop to deforestation. The mural was ...