Sources: Global Forest Watch/RAISG Map data: Natural Earth *including the biogeographical limits, administrative regions and ...

South America recorded the highest number of fire outbreaks in 14 years in 2024, with Brazil at the epicenter of the crisis.

An Indonesian government plan to clear forests spanning an area twice the size of South Korea for food and biofuel crops has ...

"If the Amazon rainforest is to avoid the tipping point ... The improvement under leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ...

“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 ...

Brazil's Amazon rainforest experienced its highest number of fires in 17 years in 2024, government data published last week ...

"Unfortunately, it’s always the most vulnerable communities that are hardest hit." River in world's largest rainforest on ...

Authorities are also investigating the colonies since some of the land grab coincides with Indigenous communities. Satellite ...

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 ...

Climate change refers to significant changes in global temperatures and weather patterns over time. While climate change is a natural phenomenon, human activities—particularly the burning of fossil ...

As the sun rises over the Amazonian island of Marajo, Renato Cordeiro laces up his boots, grabs his knife, and heads out to ...