Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon dropped substantially in the first six months of this year, perhaps signaling a reversal after years of losses in the vast rainforest. Some good news out of Brazil ...

for a summit aimed at increasing protection of the rainforest. The reduced rate of deforestation is positive news at a time when the Amazon remains critically vulnerable. Mikaela Weisse ...

The Amazon Rainforest is facing accelerating threats from deforestation, illegal mining, and climate change jeopardizing one of the planet’s most vital ecosystems. This video explores what’s driving ...

Deforestation pledges will burn in flames if we ignore inequality - THE ECO CHAMBER: With wildfires reaching new and ...

In Brazil’s Amazon, people are trapped in a vicious cycle in which deforestation begets poverty, and poverty begets deforestation. Already, more than a fifth of the country’s rainforest has ...

Five people were pulled to safety after spending nearly two ... As mass burnings and deforestation continue in the Amazon rainforest, many of the thousands of species living there are facing ...

Over the last century, the Amazon rainforest -- which covers nearly 40 percent of South America -- has lost about 20 percent of its area to deforestation, due to the spread of agriculture and ...

Investigative group Earthsight says the EU risks missing hidden violations by large commodity traders if enforcement ...

Get a highly rated refurbished 13.3″ i5 8GB 128GB Apple MacBook Air for just $200 BRASILIA – Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before ...

An area of the Amazon rainforest damaged by illegal fires ... as the unemployment rate or the GDP growth: The progress of deforestation in the Amazon. Results published on Wednesday, November ...

Brazil’s Amazon state of Rondonia has passed a law in favor of cattle ranchers who converted a large area of rainforest inside the Jaci-Parana conservation zone and turned it into pasture ...

The Amazon rainforest may be able to survive long-term drought caused by climate change, but adjusting to a drier, warmer ...