Tag: deforestation
The Whole World Wants the Amazon Protected. But Who Is Going to Pay for This?
When the Amazon burns it has an impact far beyond its own boundariesHolly Young ...
Arsonists Set Brazil’s fields, Amazon and Pantanal Ablaze
Over the last week, some 2,700 fires have ripped through Brazil’s southern São Paulo ...
Amazon Rivers Running Dry As Droughts Worsen, They Pave Roads and Deforestation Goes On
Behind a narrow border of trees, a crop duster sprays clouds of agrochemicals onto ...
Discovery of new species of giant anaconda, the world’s biggest snake, in the Amazon, shocks scientists
The green anaconda has long been considered one of the Amazon’s most formidable and ...
Threat of Extinction to Brazilian Primates Is Also a Threat to the Forest
We tend to think of debt as purely financial, but we can also reap ...
Amazon Drought Can Turn the Forest into a Savannah
A severe drought in Brazil’s Amazon has damaged the forest ecosystem, brought chaos for ...
Amazon Drought Becomes Time Bomb for Pandemic Diseases
Home to the greatest biodiversity on the planet, the Amazon is also a ticking ...
The Future of the World Is at Stake in Belém, Brazil
Amazon and climate scientists agree: The largest rainforest area in the world is on ...
Rich in Forests, Brazil Is Trying to Build a Strong Bioeconomy
Alongside the Brazilian Amazon’s vast soy and cattle ranching economy – a major driver ...
The Future of the Amazon and the World Climate Is in the Hands of the Brazilian Militias
The future of the environmental agenda is on a collision course with Brazil’s violent ...
