Think of the destruction of Earth's rainforests and a familiar image may come to mind: fires or chainsaws tearing through ...

Nearly all deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon in the past year was illegal, a new report finds. Between August 2023 and ...

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.

Brazil’s official data show deforestation in the Amazon fell 11% in the 12 months to July 2025, with independent monitoring by Imazon confirming a similar trend—evidence that policies under President ...