The Amazon and Congo Basin rainforests are two of Earth’s most vital ecosystems, yet they face threats that could forever ...

French banking groups Credit Agricole, BNP Paribas and BPCE have been discreetly investing in the oil and gas industry ...

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.

One of the biggest drivers of deforestation in the Amazon is industrial farming. Setting fire to the forest is one of the main ways humans get rid of trees. Burning trees also makes the forest ...

San Juan, DR.-Agro-businessman Niela Ramos and transportation entrepreneur Kelvin Recio have raised alarms about ongoing deforestation in the upper basin of San Juan de la Maguana, which they ...

Fishermen push a boat in the Aleixo Lake amid a drought in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File) Residents look out at the Madeira River, a tributary of the ...

But it is less well known that deep in the Amazon Basin in Peru and Colombia, powerful multinationals are drilling holes ... some of their clients make a profit unknowingly from Amazon deforestation ...

Held in the Amazon basin for the first time, the summit highlights the region’s dual role as a global climate stabilizer and as ground zero for deforestation and biodiversity loss. Against a ...

South America recorded the highest number of fire outbreaks in 14 years in 2024, with Brazil at the epicenter of the crisis.

The launch of the new National Automotive Policy (NAP) today is expected to strengthen and help create a clear direction for ...