A new and alarming pattern of destruction is emerging in the rainforest, challenging Brazilian authorities ahead of COP30.

In his first public statement after winning the election on October 30, 2022, Lula, as he is known in Brazil, pledged to reduce deforestation in the Amazon rainforest to zero, defend Indigenous ...

Coronavirus and deforestation rip through Brazil’s people and the world’s lungs By Bill Weir , CNN Chief Climate Correspondent 5 minute read ...

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 30% in February from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government worked toward a pledge ...

Environmental fines are not a particularly useful deterrent for criminal groups and landowners engaging in illegal deforestation in Brazil. Evidence from previous governments since 2000 shows that ...

Brazil could produce 10-20% more climate-warming gases in 2020 due to deforestation and farming as compared to the most recent data from 2018, a new study said on Thursday, while emissions ...

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon continues to rise, according to data from Brazil’s national space research institute INPE. INPE’s deforestation alert system DETER shows that ...

Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has been deforested by a record amount in the first half of 2022, according to the country’s Space Research Institute (INPE).. Data from INPE satellites shows that ...

Deforestation in Brazil is projected to hit a historic low by 2025, a government official told reporters this week. The president of Ibama — Brazil’s environmental enforcement agency — told ...

Indigenous lands block Brazil deforestation: study. Apr 19, 2022. Record 1st-quarter deforestation in Brazilian Amazon. Apr 8, 2022. Record deforestation in Brazilian Amazon in February.

Brazil's Vice President Hamilton Mourão has said that the government will accelerate its timeline by two to three years to completely eliminate illegal deforestation by 2027 or 2028.

Norway’s Minister of Climate and Environment, Sveinung Rotevatn, said Brazil has managed in the past to rein in deforestation by protecting Indigenous communities, shielding natural forests and ...