Speaking on her porch by the Negro River, Borges said her company, Yara Amazonas, started a partnership with loggers to extract oils and seeds from the forest, instead of cutting trees down. "The ...

To monitor deforestation, the Guardiões operation has created just six bases spread across in this vast Amazon territory. In the state of Amazonas, which is as big as Mongolia, the operation ...

Deforestation has expanded and cleared more than 1,230 square kilometers in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, a six-year high for region. The states of Pará and Mato Grosso experienced 1,105 ...

despite warnings from environmentalists that it could lead to "historic deforestation." The BR-319 highway, which runs through the rainforest, connects the states of Amazonas and Roraima to the ...

Eduardo Taveira, the top environmental official in Amazonas state that includes most of the highway, tells NPR that improving 319 will help authorities monitor the jungle and stop deforestation.

states that typically led Brazil in deforestation. 17% took place in Amazonas, which accounts for a growing share of Amazon forest destruction. Pará and Mato Grosso have accounted for the bulk of ...

Deforestation is creeping deeper into the forest. In the first six months of the year, Amazonas state in the heart of the rainforest recorded more destruction than any other state for the first time.

Along the Rio Madeira in Amazonas state, locals are trekking ... But it’s been exacerbated by the deforestation of the Amazon, which has the potential to disrupt rainfall patterns across much ...

in Amazonas state. He didn’t specify what steps the government would take to try to prevent deforestation from increasing after paving. Hours later, he oversaw the signing of a contract to pave ...

U.N. climate conference descends on the small Brazilian rainforest city of Belém in November 2025, it will be tempting to ...