"The new legislation could cause an increase in deforestation estimated at 5.2 million hectares." Lawmakers just passed a ...

Deforestation in the Amazon causes more rain in the wet season and less rain in the dry season, according to new research ...

The effort comes as the Amazon nears a tipping point ... new activities can bring more people into the forest and ...

Colombia and Peru are the world's largest cocaine producers, data from the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) shows, and US government data shows they are also South America's top ...

Brazil experienced a dramatic surge in forest fires in 2024 ... which is 58% of the overall destruction. For the first time in recorded history, the Amazon saw more forests destroyed by fire ...

Can a tropical forest mend itself? After trees are cut down and wildlife flees, do microbes on the dank, leafy floor and ...

we need to tackle the underlying causes of forest destruction. That’s why we’re campaigning for stronger action from governments around the world to tackle the underlying problems and policy setbacks ...

Forest destruction is a crisis for the whole planet ... We helped reduce deforestation in the Amazon by 75% between 2004 and 2012. But since then deforestation has been on the increase, with the ...

More than 87,000 forest fires were recorded in the country in the first eight months of the year, according to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE). The Amazon is the world’s ...