A large-scale federal operation to remove cattle raised illegally in the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve has triggered ...

The ambitious move, if successful, could be a turning point in the struggle to halt the destruction of the world's largest ...

New research led by IIASA reveals a surprising link between two major climate-tipping elements: the Southern Amazon ...

With the first U.N. climate talks in the Amazon set for November, Brazil is fast-tracking a series of controversial decisions ...

The rich plant life that makes up the Amazon rainforest contributes a significant amount of water vapour to Earth’s ...

In a warming world, the health of forests can change in surprising ways. A new analysis highlights how a weakening Atlantic ...

In Para, Brazil, ranchers are being urged to tag cattle to curb illegal deforestation and improve market access. Spearheading ...

record fire season in Brazil last year caused the rate of deforestation to accelerate, in a blow to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's pledge to protect the Amazon rainforest, official figures ...

A record fire season in Brazil last year caused the rate of deforestation to accelerate, in a blow to President Luiz Inacio ...

Instead of blocking, or embargoing, properties flagged for deforestation one by one ... by Brazil’s federal police as one of the Amazon’s biggest land grabbers. Federal police allege that ...

particularly in the Amazon and Cerrado regions. As Brazil prepares to host COP30 in Belém, these findings highlight both advancements and ongoing challenges in combating deforestation.

Amazon deforestation fell 41% from 2023 to 2024, according to government data. In Altamira, the municipality where the banned areas are concentrated, deforestation dropped 61% in the same period.