And those fires contributed to deforestation, with authorities suspecting some fires were set to more easily clear land to run cattle. The Amazon is twice the size of India and sprawls across ...

News earlier this year that Asian clothing factories supplying H&M and Zara were buying cotton linked to deforestation and ...

Firstly, the Amazon basin is typically receiving less rainfall ... Another factor in Amazon droughts is deforestation. Around one-fifth of the rainforest has been lost over the last 50 years ...

As 2025 dawns, here is a look at some of the storylines that could shape the fate of tropical forests this year. More reading ...

Did you know the Amazon rainforest is called the “lungs of the Earth”? It covers over 2.5 million square miles. It’s home to ...

President Lula has pledged to end deforestation in the Amazon by 2030 The rate of deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell by nearly 50% in 2023 compared to the previous year, according to space ...

And those fires contributed to deforestation, with authorities suspecting some fires were set to more easily clear land to run cattle. The Amazon is twice the size of India and sprawls across ...

Authorities in Brazil trying to protect the Amazon from illegal deforestation have long relied on satellite images to alert them to areas that have been clear-cut or burned in a matter of days.

A more intact forest than regions like the Amazon, Central Africa’s Congo Basin saw deforestation increase by 5 per cent in 2021, according to a report released on Thursday by environmental group ...