Amazon, Brazil

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon drops by nearly 31% compared to previous year
According to official monitoring, Amazon rainforest loss in Brazil dropped by one-third compared to the previous year, according to official monitoring.
Brazil’s Amazon Deforestation Hits Nine-Year Low, Reduction by 30.6% Announced
Amazon forest loss drops by 30.6%, reflects Brazil's renewed environmental focus; Cerrado deforestation also falls, but challenges remain.
Brazil’s president promised to protect the Amazon. This year, deforestation fell 31%.
After years of agribusiness expansion under former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right government, the Amazon’s deforestation rate plummeted this year. Current President Lula da Silva has prioritized environmental protections.
Amazon deforestation drops by 31% compared to last year
The Amazon, an area twice the size of India, holds the world’s largest rainforest, about two-thirds of it within Brazil. It stores vast amounts of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that
Brazil's Amazon posts lowest deforestation in nine years: govt
The Brazilian Amazon experienced its smallest amount of yearly deforestation in nearly a decade, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government reported Wednesday, in line with its promise to combat
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest falls to lowest since 2015
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon fell 30.6% in the 12 months through July compared to the same period a year prior, according to government data released on Wednesday — the smallest area destroyed in the world’s largest rainforest in nine years.
Can Brazil Save the Amazon Rainforest? Marina Silva Is Trying
Brazil’s environment minister, a renowned former activist, helped push climate change to the top of President Lula’s agenda.
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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon falls to lowest level in nine years
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Brazil stems tide of deforestation in the Amazon as tree loss hits 9-year low
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Record Droughts in South America: A Stark Warning from the Amazon
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Record drought in Amazon impacts 420,000 children: UNICEF
More than 420,000 children in the Amazon basin are being badly affected by a drought parching much of South America that is ...
In Colombia, Amazon River’s extreme drought falls hard on Indigenous communities
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Rain is coming, but not enough after punishing Amazon drought
MANAUS, Brazil — Dark clouds rumble over the tiny Amazon river community of Nossa Senhora do Livramento. After two years of a devastating drought you’d think residents in this parched and ...
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When it comes to planning an Amazon River cruise, you'll need to consider more than your budget, including where to go and ...
Brazil's Ibama seeks data on Petrobras' Amazon project but rejects advice to kill it
The head of Brazil's environmental agency Ibama chose to not reject a request from state oil company Petrobras to drill near ...