New research from the University of Bonn in Germany and Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazil has analyzed local ...

At COP16 in Cali, WWF, in collaboration with the Chalmers University of Technology, Trase, and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), launched an eye-opening report, “Uncovering Sub-Regional ...

Deforestation in the Legal Amazon from August 2023 to July 2024 reached 6,288km²—down 30.6 percent from 2022–2023, the National Institute for Space Research reported Wednesday (Nov. 6).

By Rhett A. Butler Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped by 30.6% over the past year, reaching the lowest level of ...

Map showing five Mennonite colonies in the Peruvian Amazon. Image courtesy of MAAP. Deforestation around the newest Chipiar colony, for instance, has reached 2,708 hectares (6,692 acres ...

BRASILIA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell 30.6% in the 12 months through July compared to the same period a year prior, according to government data released on Wednesday -- ...

(AP Photo/Andre Penner, File) Brazil’s Environment Minister Marina Silva, right, chats with Vice President Geraldo Alckmin ...

Despite the success in curbing Amazon deforestation, Lula's government has been criticized by environmentalists for backing projects that could harm the region, such as the pavement of a highway ...

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 Amazon rainforest ...