And those fires contributed to deforestation, with authorities ... “The fires and drought experienced in 2024 across the Amazon rainforest could be ominous indicators that we are reaching ...

According to the Brazilian Federal Police, Bruno Heller is one of Amazon's largest deforesters and relied on legal and ...

“If the Amazon rainforest is to avoid the tipping point ... leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva contrasted with deforestation that hit a 15-year high under Lula's predecessor, far ...

THIS year has been brutal for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that is a critical counterweight to climate change, the Associated Press ...

Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture estimated this week 1 million hectares per year will suffer deforestation ... Amazon, it cannot give up road construction and mining in the world's largest ...

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. A warming climate fed ...

While deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon plunged during that period, the rainforest remains under threat from land grabbing, illegal gold mining, diminishing rainfall, and outbreaks of fire ...

“If the Amazon rainforest is to avoid the tipping point ... leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva contrasted with deforestation that hit a 15-year high under Lula’s predecessor ...

According to WWF, cattle ranching accounts for around 80 percent of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. This isn’t just catastrophic for wildlife and biodiversity, but it’s also driving up ...

One of the biggest drivers of deforestation in the Amazon is industrial farming. Setting fire to the forest is one of the main ways humans get rid of trees. Burning trees also makes the forest ...