July 15 (UPI) --The Amazon rainforest -- considered one of the world's most important climate regulators -- continues to face serious threats in 2025. New data show that pressure on the ecosystem has ...
The withdrawal of leading traders has left Amazon even more vulnerable to rampant deforestation and climate crisis.
Removing trees deprives the forest of portions of its canopy, which blocks the sun’s rays during the day and retains heat at ...
European retailers urge traders to adhere to commitments after Brazilian lawmakers drop forest protection agreement ...
January 2026 was meant to be when the government of the Brazilian state of Pará would roll out a new system, initially ...
Brazil’s biggest soy producers have withdrawn from the soy moratorium, a pledge to avoid Amazon deforestation.
Police from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname have arrested nearly 200 people in their first-ever joint cross-border ...
Nearly 20 years ago, a Brazilian lobbying group for soy trading and processing companies signed onto a historic conservation ...
The world’s largest meat company, JBS, has allegedly fuelled illegal deforestation, land grabs and human rights abuses in the Brazilian Amazon by sourcing cattle from ranches operating inside ...
Research investigate whether the size and pattern of deforestation matters, suggesting that guiding clearing can mitigate severe regional climate impacts ...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's government reported on Thursday a sharp overall rise in deforestation in the country's Amazon rainforest for last year, reversing much of the progress made during a ...