“The destination of this enormous forest mass is almost a question of the country’s security.” The map ... deforestation around highways, whose surroundings account for 50% of Amazon ...

Working on an acupuncture basis.” This has been the key strategy used by Rodrigo Agostinho, head of IBAMA, Brazil’s federal environmental agency, for the past two years, to reduce deforestation in the ...

A carbon markets investor backed by Swiss-trading house Mercuria said on Wednesday it had joined with two non-profits to raise an initial $1.5 billion to help protect the Amazon, by working with ...

But scientists warn that warming temperatures, extreme droughts, deforestation and fires mean the Amazon forest system could ... sea lions' backs to help them map the elusive ocean floor.

Ecuador completed a debt-for-nature swap to support Amazon conservation through the creation of the Amazon Biocorridor. While ...

tackled an emerging topic: the effectiveness of REDD+ projects (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest ... in the Amazon, Ferreira et al. investigated the primary factors influencing fire ...

Led by conservation organization Fauna & Flora, which describes the Annamites as the “Amazon of Asia,” the survey also ... But the park faces a range of threats including deforestation, forest ...

We Will Be Jaguars’ is a journey through one Indigenous activist's life and the web connecting the Amazon to the fate of the world.

Halfway through what the IPCC have dubbed the most consequential decade for climate action, what are the most pressing ...

Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil soared 85% in 2019, compared with the previous year, official data showed Tuesday. The 9,166 square kilometers cleared was the highest ...

found that accountability for illegal deforestation in the Amazon has increased. However, only 5 percent of the cases led to compensation. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that the fines ...