Colombia's government has reported a sharp overall rise in deforestation in the country's Amazon rainforest for last year, ...

Colombia's government said on Thursday that deforestation in the South American country increased as much as 43% in 2024 ...

Colombia saw a significant rise in deforestation in 2024, with a 43% increase in forest loss compared to the previous year. The surge occurred despite efforts to curb illegal activities and protect ...

A new and alarming pattern of destruction is emerging in the rainforest, challenging Brazilian authorities ahead of COP30. After plunging in 2023 and 2024, deforestation in the Amazon surged 92% ...

How a system designed to protect the world’s biggest rainforest is funding businesses with a track record of illegal deforestation.

The Amazon Rainforest stands as Earth’s most biodiverse ecosystem, a living laboratory spanning nine countries across South America. This verdant paradise houses an estimated 10% of all known species ...

Brazilian soy farmers are exploiting a loophole in the Amazon Soy Moratorium by expanding cultivation into secondary forests, indirectly causing deforestation. This has led to a threefold increase in ...

Nico Wunderling, Arie Staal, Boris Sakschewski, Marina Hirota, Obbe A. Tuinenburg, Jonathan F. Donges, Henrique M. J. Barbosa, Ricarda Winkelmann, Recurrent droughts increase risk of cascading tipping ...

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The California Senate has introduced a landmark resolution to have the state examine its crude imports from the Amazon, following a visit this week by Indigenous leaders from Ecuador who urged ...

Aerial view of the Amazon rain forest, South America. Image by gustavofrazao via Depositphotos As one of Earth’s largest carbon sinks, the Amazon rainforest absorbs approximately 2.2 billion tons of ...