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

The Amazon rainforest is shrinking due to deforestation, driven by industries like timber and cattle. But what if there was a way to profit from protecting it instead? We explore the concept of ...

These species are threatened by compounding risks from pollution, dams, water extraction, agriculture, invasive species, ...

Welcome to 2025—a year of pivotal moments that could shape our climate, nature, and policies for decades. From political ...

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

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

Since the start of the 21st century, major planetary ecosystems, like the Amazon rainforest and Antarctica have consistently deteriorated, but within only ...

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

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 ...

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

Dry conditions were fueled by deforestation and the El Niño weather pattern, and made worse by climate change.

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 ...