Over 10,000 species risk extinction in Amazon rainforest, says landmark report
More than 10,000 species of plants and animals are at high risk of extinction due to the destruction of the...
July 14, 2021Topic
Amazon rainforest
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon sets new monthly record in June – INPE
Deforestation alerts in the Legal Amazon in June reached 1,061 km², the fourth record-breaking high month since the beginning of...
July 9, 2021
Brazil’s Manaus Free Trade Zone will gain if it strengthens ties with Amazon rainforest -study
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - When the Manaus Free Trade Zone (ZFM) was created in 1957, it had a well-defined...
July 5, 2021
Brazil sees most June fires in Amazon rainforest since 2007
Brazil recorded the most fires in the Amazon rainforest in 14 years for the month of June, government data showed...
July 1, 2021
Bolsonaro hints at use of Armed Forces unless Brazil “returns to normality”
President Jair Bolsonaro has again threatened to use the Armed Forces against restrictive movement policies implemented in the states
May 28, 2021
Deforestation in the Amazon, an environmental epidemic in silent boom
In the shadow of the covid-19 crisis, the Amazon is silently suffering one of its worst moments in the face...
April 22, 2021
Bolsonaro tries to clear his environmental villain image in the USA
The president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, will participate this Thursday in the climate change summit convened by his US counterpart,...
April 21, 2021
Amazon deforestation rose 17% in ‘dire’ 2020, data shows
Deforestation in the Amazon, the world’s largest rainforest, rose by 17% last year, with wildfires, beef production and logging causing...
April 7, 2021
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon drops 34% in February, reports SECOM
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Operation Verde Brasil 2 continues to show significant results in the fight against deforestation in...
March 18, 2021