Amazon Rainforest
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Ancient ‘lost valley of cities’ found in Amazon rainforestThe 2,500-year-old site may be the earliest example of urbanism ever documented in the Amazon rainforest.ScienceJan 12
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Here’s how Brazil plans to end Amazon deforestation by 2030The Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Amazon sets a coordinated policy across more than a dozen ministries through the end of Lula's term in 2027.EnvironmentJun 5, 2023
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Amazon rainforest deforestation down 11 per cent from last year, report saysThe Amazon rainforest is the most biodiverse forest in the world, and the home of tribes that have lived in the forest for thousands of years, some of them living in isolation.WorldNov 30, 2022
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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rises for 2nd straight month despite COP26 vowsBefore Bolsonaro took office in 2019, the Brazilian Amazon hadn't recorded a single year with more than 10,000 square kilometers of deforestation in over a decade.EnvironmentNov 12, 2021
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Brazil to move up goal to end illegal deforestation of Amazon rainforest: vice presidentThe Amazon is the world's largest tropical rainforest and is considered a major bulwark against climate change.EnvironmentOct 25, 2021
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‘Nightmare scenario’: Amazon rainforest now releasing more CO2 than it absorbsFor the first time, the Amazon rainforest is releasing more carbon dioxide than it can absorb due to deforestation and climate change, a new study confirmed.EnvironmentJul 15, 2021
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Brazil’s Amazon rainforest sees deforestation rise for 4th straight monthProtecting the Amazon rainforest is vital to curbing climate charge due to the large amount of greenhouse gases it absorbs, scientists say.WorldJul 9, 2021
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Brazil to redeploy military to Amazon in effort to curb increased deforestationThis will mark the third time that President Jair Bolsonaro has dispatched troops to the Amazon, following two "Operation Green Brazil" deployments that ended in April.EnvironmentJun 29, 2021
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Canada urged to halt trade talks with Brazil due to Amazon deforestationThe federal government is being urged to halt trade talks with Brazil after another summer of record-breaking fires in the Amazon rainforest.CanadaSep 5, 2020
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Mapping environmental crime in the Amazon rainforest key preserving it, study suggestsTo track the regional and national networks that drive environmental crime across the Amazon, researchers have teamed up with Interpol, InSight Crime and several other partners,Aug 30, 2020
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