The Brazilian government has cleared protected Amazon rainforest to build a highway for the COP30 climate summit.

In the early 2000s, deforestation levels in the Brazilian Amazon rose so tremendously that, faced with both national and ...

Drone footage and images have revealed thick dirt lanes cutting through the lush greenery as the Brazilian government prepare ...

For roughly about 65 million years, the forests of the Amazonian were resilient to changes in the climate. But that is ...

A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the ...

James Cook University-led research has revealed secondary roads branching from major highways in tropical forests linked to ...

Deforestation of the Amazon leads to worsening droughts and floods. Experts emphasise that the role of the rainforest changes ...

Located in South America, the Amazon is the world’s largest tropical rainforest, spanning approximately 5.5 million square kilometres. It stretches across nine countries: Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, ...

Both municipalities are hotspots for deforestation and wildfires as the Amazon’s “arc of deforestation” pushes farther north. “The direct cause [for the contact] is difficult to determine ...

The Amazon rainforest, known as “the lungs of the Earth,” faces continuous threats from deforestation. The Amazon’s unique biodiversity, extensive carbon storage capabilities, and significant role in ...

Thousands of residents are at risk of losing their homes in the Amazon rainforest due to terrifying ... while poorly planned building work and deforestation have also contributed to the problem.

A Brazilian conservation think tank has found that deforestation and degradation in the Legal Amazon increased substantially year-on-year (YoY) in January, highlighting that protected and Indigenous ...