The Amazon Rainforest The Amazon Rainforest is often referred to as the "lungs of the Earth," due to its vast capacity to ...

Made from the sap of the shiringa tree, the biomaterial combats land-grabbing for deforestation, supports communities that ...

This expansive forest stretches across several South American countries, breathing life into the very atmosphere we depend on ...

However, INPE’s DETER alert system also recorded a sharp rise in forest degradation. Deforestation in 2024 versus 2023 in the Brazilian Amazon according to Imazon’s SAD system. Forest ...

2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change. A warming climate fed ...

“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 ...

As deforestation increases in the Amazon, it will decrease precipitation in California and create drier conditions in ...

found that accountability for illegal deforestation in the Amazon has increased. However, only 5 percent of the cases led to compensation. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that the fines ...

Brazilian Amazon states are leading an offensive against environmental regulations in the Amazon and beyond. The movement ...

With Donald Trump settling back into the White House, advocates for the Amazon worry about what his second term will mean for ...