Forest loss reached 371 square miles during the period, the second-highest total for May since the current monitoring system ...

Brazil’s environmental goals suffered a major setback in May as deforestation in the Amazon surged 92% compared to the same ...

The previous year, deforestation had already fallen by 11%, but that reduction was not uniform across all of Brazil’s biomes — ecosystems defined by distinct climate, vegetation, flora and fauna.

Gold mining in the Amazon is devastating soil and water; combined with heat, water loss, and topsoil depletion, it's stalling ...

The EU Deforestation Regulation requires the European Commission to classify countries according to their risk of producing EUDR covered ...

Two decades later, the legend of mokele-mbembe remains alive, whispered in villages and embellished with each new “sighting,” and Abong’o says deforestation is the reason why. The Congo ...

A report by Global Witness links some of this deforestation to indirect suppliers of JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker, which has failed to fully uphold its pledge to eliminate illegal ...

Benji Jones is an environmental correspondent at Vox, covering biodiversity loss and climate change. Before joining Vox, he was a senior energy reporter at Business Insider. Benji previously ...

While coca crops remain the primary driver of deforestation — particularly in Meta, Putumayo, and the Naya River region — the report also highlights illegal gold mining as a growing threat.

The data are being used in a $64.1 million lawsuit filed in 2021 by environmental and Indigenous groups that accuse the French retailer of contributing to illegal deforestation. Among the ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia lost nearly 88,900 hectares (340 square miles) of forest — an area larger than New York City — in just six months, driven by the rapid spread of illegal ...