The data underscore the success of Brazil's renewed efforts under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. An upcoming election's ...

By Shanna Hanbury As Brazilians head to the polls to vote in a runoff election, Amazon deforestation is also on the ballot. New data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) find ...

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest declined to the lowest level on record in the 12 months through July, according to data ...

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen to the lowest level on record. Data released today by Brazil’s national ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Deforestation in parts of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil declined to its lowest levels in more than a decade, a good sign for ...

On October 25, Brazilians will vote in the second round of their presidential elections. The matter might not be all that ...

Environmental observers saw something else: a referendum on the future of the Amazon rainforest. “We are very serious about ...

Aerial view of the village of Ita'aka, in the Koatinemo Indigenous Land in the Amazon rainforest, about 45 miles from Altamira, Para State, Brazil, taken on June 11, 2025. CARLOS FABAL CARLOS ...

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro contributed to deforestation through statements opposing forest conservation, according to an international study led by the University of Bonn. The study ...

Think of the destruction of Earth's rainforests and a familiar image may come to mind: fires or chainsaws tearing through enormous swaths of the Amazon, releasing masses of planet-warming carbon ...

The Amazon rainforest climate regulates the health of our entire planet. Stretching across six million square kilometres, ...

July 11 (UPI) --Deforestation of Brazil's Amazon rainforest has fallen to its lowest levels in more than a decade, officials said this week. Satellite surveys show a 37% decrease in the number of ...