deforestation

Fires ‘poisoning air’ in Amazon: study

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Rampant fires in the Amazon are "poisoning the air" of the world's biggest rainforest,…

Brazilian Amazon fires surge in July

by Joshua Howat Berger Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — The number of forest fires in the Brazilian…

$4 trillion fund holders tell Brazil to halt deforestation

by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- Investment funds managing close to $4 trillion in assets called on Brazil Tuesday…

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon up 85 percent in 2019

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) - Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil soared 85 percent in 2019, compared with the…

Revised data shows deforestation in Brazil Amazon at decade high

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil on Thursday released revised statistics showing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest surpassed 10,000 square kilometers…

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