Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Agents of the National Security Force burn illegal mining equipment during an operation by Brazilian authorities against the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aerial view of triggered forest fire and deforestation for planting soya beans in the Amazon Rainforest, Vilhena - Rondonia state ...

By Carlos NobreIlona SzaboRobert Muggah The Amazon is approaching a dangerous threshold. Long understood as the world’s ...

Deforestation in the Amazon is causing significant regional changes in climate compared to areas with forest cover above 80%. The loss of vegetation leads to an increase in surface temperature, a ...

Deforestation is having a more devastating effect on the Amazon rainforest than earlier data suggested. While cutting down large swaths of trees destroys vital habitats, it also harms the region's ...

Officials in the U.S. Trade Representative’s office are raising concerns about whether Brazil is doing enough to prevent deforestation as they pursue a Section 301 investigation into the South ...

Can a sneaker brand help counter Amazon deforestation? This was no ordinary tree. Tidy diagonal scars ran up and down its trunk in tightly organized chevrons. The lines were as parallel as the black, ...

A new study finds flaws in forest carbon credit baselines that could allow countries to earn billions without cutting ...

The production of food continues to eat its way into the world’s tropical forests. Agricultural expansion drives nearly 90% of global deforestation, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization ...

Deforestation is having a more devastating effect on the Amazon rainforest than earlier data suggested. While cutting down large swaths of trees destroys vital habitats, it also harms the region's ...

This was no ordinary tree. Tidy diagonal scars ran up and down its trunk in tightly organized chevrons. The lines were as parallel as the black, red, and white stripes of the São Paolo FC jersey that ...