Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro contributed to deforestation through statements opposing forest conservation, ...

An analysis by the London-based group Zero Carbon Analytics (ZCA) supports a claim conservationists have made for decades: ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that's a critical counterweight to climate change.

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 ...

A general election in Brazil next month is widely seen as a choice between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, ...

Deforestation is having a more devastating effect on the Amazon rainforest than earlier data suggested. While cutting down large swaths of trees destroys vital habitats, it also harms the region's ...

A large Amazon study suggests the most powerful conservation move may be protecting the forests that are already standing. Preventing damage from wildfires and logging delivered the greatest ...

When it comes to protecting tropical forests, the conversation usually centers on either "preventing deforestation" or ...

With Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro tied in the polls, the upcoming election is expected to significantly shape the level of ...