The Amazon rainforest experienced its most devastating fire season in over two decades during 2024. The 2024 fires released substantial amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which roughly ...

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.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro contributed to deforestation through statements opposing forest conservation, ...

Brazil’s upcoming presidential election could reshape the Amazon’s future. Control of the country, which contains about 60% ...

Brazil's incumbent president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing Flavio Bolsonaro will face off in a nail-biting second ...

A general election in Brazil next month is widely seen as a choice between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Deforestation in parts of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil declined to its lowest levels in more than a decade, a good sign for ...

July 11 (UPI) --Deforestation of Brazil's Amazon rainforest has fallen to its lowest levels in more than a decade, officials said this week. Satellite surveys show a 37% decrease in the number of ...