How Amazon forest loss may affect water—and climate—far away A surge in deforestation under Brazil's president could "tip" the Amazon, affecting weather and water supplies—in Brazil and beyond.

The European Space Agency’s satellite will measure trunks, branches and stems in forests to shed light on how much carbon is ...

There are quite a few things that pose a threat to the ecosystem, and deforestation might be one of the worst offenders. Here ...

In 2021, almost every head of state in the world committed to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030 in the Glasgow Declaration on Forests. And the United Nations clearly stated that any credible ...

Deforestation can happen quickly, such as when a fire sweeps through the landscape or the forest is clear-cut to make way for an oil palm plantation. While deforestation appears to be declining in ...

The vicious cycle continues when species that rely heavily on forest ecosystems as a source of habitat and food are displaced due to climate change in addition to deforestation.

In Brazil’s Amazon, people are trapped in a vicious cycle in which deforestation begets poverty, and poverty begets deforestation. Already, more than a fifth of the country’s rainforest has ...

The floods devastating southern Brazil have been exacerbated by deforestation, much of it driven by soybean farming, according to experts, who urge the country to restore its forests and their ...

Wildfires, deforestation and global warming could permanently destroy the water cycle that sustains parts of the Amazon rainforest if action is not taken in the coming decades, according to a ...

And if deforestation continues at the same pace, the losses will be enormous. Our study estimates that they could reach R$5.7 billion (US$1.16bn) per year.

The largest tropical forest on Earth, the Amazon stores more than 120 billion tons of carbon, which — if unleashed into the atmosphere — would supercharge climate change. It’s also home to a ...