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

Authorities are also investigating the colonies since some of the land grab coincides with Indigenous communities. Satellite images reveal illegal deforestation is out of control in crucial region — here's what needs to be done first appeared on The Cool Down.

Deforestation in the Amazon is a growing global crisis. But what would happen if the forest disappeared entirely? Discover the shocking ripple effects on biodiversity, weather patterns, and human life in this must-watch exploration.

And those fires contributed to deforestation, with authorities suspecting some fires were set to more easily clear land to run cattle. The Amazon is twice the size of India and sprawls across eight countries and one territory, storing vast amounts of ...

And those fires contributed to deforestation, with authorities suspecting some fires were set to more easily clear land to run cattle.The Amazon is twice the size of India and sprawls across eight ...

As the sun rises over the Amazonian island of Marajo, Renato Cordeiro laces up his boots, grabs his knife, and heads out to tap his rubber trees.

Global deforestation remains a pressing concern, but in Indonesia, home to the world’s third-largest tropical rainforest, deforestation rates remain below their peak from 8–10 years ago, despite chall

At its lowest level in the region for the past nine years in km2 *measured from the month of August to July in the year indicated Source: INPE The Barron's news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This article was produced by AFP. For more information go to AFP.com.

Brazil's Amazon rainforest experienced its highest number of fires in 17 years in 2024, government data published Wednesday showed, after the vast biome suffered months of a lengthy drought.Despite the high number of blazes,

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

French banking groups Credit Agricole, BNP Paribas and BPCE have been discreetly investing in the oil and gas industry accused of polluting the Amazon basin – despite their ecological pledges. An investigation by Disclose,

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