Infographic combines maps, statistics, graphics and illustrations to create a better understanding of the Amazon and its challenges. One in ten known species on Earth lives in the Amazon. Its forests ...

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon dropped by 22.3% in the 12 months through July, government data showed Thursday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made progress on a pledge to rein in ...

Earlier this week, Marina Silva, Brazil's environment minister, announced a 66.1 percent decrease in Amazon deforestation compared to last August.

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon dropped substantially in the first six months of this year, perhaps signaling a reversal after years of losses in the vast rainforest. Accessibility links.

Deforestation in the Amazon in Colombia on March 31. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images file. Aug. 9, 2023, 10:45 AM EDT / Source: Reuters. By Reuters.

AGUA CLARA, Brazil — Forest loss in Brazil’s Amazon dropped by 30.6% compared to the previous year, officials said Wednesday, the lowest level of destruction in nine years. In a 12-month span ...

The rate of deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell by nearly 50% in 2023 compared to the previous year, space agency data suggests. Brazil's environment ministry said it was the lowest recorded ...

BRASILIA, Brazil — The next United Nations climate conference, COP30, will be held in Belem, the capital of an Amazon region where widespread deforestation mainly driven by cattle farming has ...

Amazon deforestation causes strong regional warming. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2023; 120 (45) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2309123120 Cite This Page : ...

There’s a struggle for law and order in many of the world’s tropical forests, and nature is losing. Last week, I wrote about the major progress Colombia made in 2023, slashing deforestation ...

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon dropped by 22.3% in the 12 months through July, government data showed Thursday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made progress on a pledge to rein in ...

August was another month of relatively good news for the Amazon rainforest: The rate of deforestation has continued to decline significantly. Earlier this week, Marina Silva, Brazil’s ...