Amazon, Deforestation and Brazil

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest falls to lowest since 2015
BRASILIA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell 30.6% in the 12 months through July compared to the same period a year prior, according to government data released on Wednesday -- the smallest area destroyed in the world's largest rainforest in nine years.
Deforestation Could Turn The Amazon Rainforest Into A Permanent Source Of Carbon
A report suggests that further degradation of the Amazon could turn one of the world’s most important carbon sinks into a source of emissions
Brazil’s president promised to protect the Amazon. This year, deforestation fell 31%.
After years of agribusiness expansion under former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right government, the Amazon’s deforestation rate plummeted this year. Current President Lula da Silva has prioritized environmental protections.
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops by nearly 31% compared to previous year
According to official monitoring, Amazon rainforest loss in Brazil dropped by one-third compared to the previous year, according to official monitoring
Amazon deforestation drops by 31% compared to last year
The Amazon, an area twice the size of India, holds the world’s largest rainforest, about two-thirds of it within Brazil. It stores vast amounts of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that
Brazil's Amazon posts lowest deforestation in nine years: govt
The Brazilian Amazon experienced its smallest amount of yearly deforestation in nearly a decade, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government reported Wednesday, in line with its promise to combat
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Nanoparticle Bursts Over Amazon Rainforest
During the wet season in the Amazon rainforest heavy rainfall frequently occurs during the afternoon. For clouds and precipitation to develop, tiny ...
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Rain is finally coming to the drought-stricken Amazon. But it may not be enough
The world's longest river is at its lowest levels after a long drought. That's left the Amazon Rainforest, the vital waterway and tributaries parched, stranding communities and affecting livelihoods.
Study examines effects of Atlantic circulation on the Amazon rainforest
The Amazon region is a global hotspot of biodiversity and plays a key role in the climate system because of its ability to ...
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Biden will visit the Amazon rainforest as part of six-day trip to Latin America
President Joe Biden will become the first sitting president to visit the Amazon rainforest later this month when he travels ...
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Can Amazon Countries Save the Rain Forest?
Between 2001 and 2023, Brazil’s Amazon lost nearly a fifth of its rain forest, or more than 266,0004 square miles (689,000 square kilometers), according to the World Resources Institute’s ...
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Rain is coming, but not enough after punishing Amazon drought
The dry conditions in Brazil's Amazon rainforest,... MANAUS, Brazil — Dark clouds rumble ... major tributaries of the world’s largest river system recorded such little rainfall. In October, the ...
Amazon rainforest nearing irreversible tipping point partly driven by UK – WWF
The Amazon rainforest could be reaching an irreversible ... and that would impact weather patterns and rainfall in the ...
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Criminals may be leveraging climate change as record acreage burns in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest
The area that burned between January and mid-October 2024 represents an 846 per cent increase over the same period in 2023.