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.
Amazon deforestation drops to nine-year low, says Brazil
Yearly deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by almost a third since August 2023, the Brazilian government said on Wednesday, plummeting to a nine-year low after historic droughts and
Brazil: Deforestation in Amazon falls by nearly 31% compared to previous year
Brazil announced a significant decrease in Amazon rainforest deforestation on Wednesday. Government officials reported a 30.6% drop in deforestation compared to the previous year. The data, spanning August 1,
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.
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Things Are Hotting Up: Wildfires in Brazil and the Law in Brazil and Elsewhere
Wildfires in Brazil have been a recurring and worrying phenomenon since 2022, with devastating impacts. The fires have ...
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Historic wildfires blanket 80% of Brazil in thick smoke: 'When I go out, I put on my mask'
Historic wildfires in South America are causing a blanket of thick smoke to cover 80% of Brazil, leaving citizens ...
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Criminals may be leveraging climate change as record acreage burns in Brazil's Amazon
BRASILIA, Brazil — Wildfires in Brazil have swept through an area the size of Switzerland, a level of destruction that ...
Green Shoots Spring From Ashes In Brazil's Fire-resistant Savanna
The huge wildfires that ripped through Brazil recently did not spare its vast tropical savanna, but green shoots are already ...
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Alert: New satellite analysis shows wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon in 2024 have destroyed an area the size of Switzerland
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — New satellite analysis shows wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon in 2024 have destroyed an area the size of Switzerland. Got a question? Put a reporter on it. Ever think of a ...
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Wildfires ranging across Brazil's Pantanal wetlands
Wildfires are raging across the Pantanal tropical wetlands in southern Brazil, one of the most biodiversity areas in the world and a major tourist destination, regional authorities said on ...
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Eight dead as heavy rain thrashes Brazil after long drought
At least eight people died after heavy rains in Brazil, authorities said Saturday, as storms swept parts of the country following a severe drought that fueled a record wave of wildfires.
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Conservationists in Brazil Replant in Country’s Scorched Savannah - TaiwanPlus News
Conservationists in Brazil are working to revive landscapes ravaged by recent wildfires by replanting vegetation. The country ...