From Mongabay.com: Understanding the web of social groups involved in deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is key to containing forest loss, argues a leading Amazon researcher writing in the journal ...

The rich plant life that makes up the Amazon rainforest contributes a significant amount of water vapour to Earth's atmosphere. A recent study found that extensive deforestation here has caused a ...

Deforestation is having a more devastating effect on the Amazon rainforest than earlier data suggested. While cutting down large swaths of trees destroys vital habitats, it also harms the region's ...

Indigenous territories are a crucial bulwark against the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. A new peer-reviewed study shows they also safeguard the health of millions living there. The study, ...

The Belém Investor Statement on Rainforests has been endorsed by 33 investment firms that in aggregate manage over $3 trillion as of the 20 th of October: it’s open to signatories until November first ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — The administration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva frequently touts how it has sharply slowed deforestation in the Amazon, and indeed it has. When the next official ...

Global climate temperature is a key factor in the survival of the Amazon rainforest, indeed the survival of humans, civilization and the Earth. According to Copernicus, the European Union’s Earth ...

Curbing deforestation in the Amazon Region as a whole is no longer a task for national policies; it requires integrated policies and articulated actions to value the standing forest. During the past ...

The Tigris River watershed is shared by Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey. Photo © J. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue In northern Zambia in February, a tailings dam at the ...

Forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon fell to a historic low in 2025 after peaking the previous year, according to a new report. Deforestation in the world’s largest rainforest also eased off last year ...

Despite Gains Combating Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon, Forest Degradation Is a Looming Threat SAO PAULO (AP) — The administration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva frequently touts ...