Sources: Global Forest Watch/RAISG Map data: Natural Earth *including the biogeographical limits, administrative regions and ...

An Indonesian government plan to clear forests spanning an area twice the size of South Korea for food and biofuel crops has ...

South America recorded the highest number of fire outbreaks in 14 years in 2024, with Brazil at the epicenter of the crisis.

Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that's a critical counterweight ...

"Unfortunately, it’s always the most vulnerable communities that are hardest hit." River in world's largest rainforest on ...

“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 ...

These results are being celebrated as a major win for conservationists and climate advocates. The Brazilian government, led ...

Brazil's Amazon rainforest experienced its highest number of fires in 17 years in 2024, government data published last week ...

Authorities are also investigating the colonies since some of the land grab coincides with Indigenous communities. Satellite ...

Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil sped up in May to the fastest rate in a decade, according to data from an early-warning satellite system, as experts pointed to activity by illegal ...

Climate change refers to significant changes in global temperatures and weather patterns over time. While climate change is a natural phenomenon, human activities—particularly the burning of fossil ...