Brazil’s INPE space research agency data showed deforestation soaring 29.5% to 9,762 square kilometers for the 12 months through July 2019 Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose to ...

Forest destruction is a crisis for the whole planet ... We’ve had our successes, but the challenges keep growing too. We helped reduce deforestation in the Amazon by 75% between 2004 and 2012. But ...

Secondary roads accounted for forest loss and degradation rates that were 31.5 times greater than first-cut roads in the Congo Basin, 22.2 times greater in New Guinea, and 305.2 times greater in ...

With this information, stakeholders can pursue targeted, region-specific strategies to mitigate deforestation and support the Amazon’s preservation. This report comes out at a time when the Amazon is ...

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 ...