Research investigate whether the size and pattern of deforestation matters, suggesting that guiding clearing can mitigate ...

Brazil’s biggest soy producers have withdrawn from the soy moratorium, a pledge to avoid Amazon deforestation.

Explore the urgent crisis facing the Amazon rainforest in this in-depth documentary. Learn about the vital role the Amazon plays in absorbing carbon emissions, supporting biodiversity, and regulating ...

Nearly 20 years ago, a Brazilian lobbying group for soy trading and processing companies signed onto a historic conservation ...

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. A warming climate fed ...

The world’s largest buyers of Brazilian soy have announced a plan to exit from a landmark antideforestation agreement, the ...

But new research suggests that deforestation on a much smaller scale is just as damaging for the climate, greatly reducing ...

In northern Zambia in February, a tailings dam at the Sino-Metals Leach Zambia copper mine suddenly collapsed, spilling 50 million liters of waste containing cyanide and arsenic into the Kafue River.

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.