We are now in the middle of the sixth mass extinction, caused by our emergence as a planet-shaping force. Species are going extinct far faster than the average natural rate of loss. In response ...

Tropical rainforests are hot and wet ... There are many causes of rainforest deforestation, which leads to loss of habitats, soil erosion, flooding and global warming. International agreements ...

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest ... The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical rainforest and is considered key to the fight against climate change because of the vast amounts ...

Learn about what threatens the wet, layered forest and what you can do to help. 2 min read More than half of Earth’s rain forests have already been lost due to the human demand for wood and ...

And those fires contributed to deforestation ... to finance new strategies to protect the world’s largest tropical rainforest,” Ebus said. Ebus said Amazon countries need to cooperate more ...

Biodiversity loss has accelerated at an alarming rate in recent decades, driven largely by human activities such as clearing ...

Indonesia’s deforestation is once again rising after several years of decline, with 2024 marking the highest rate since 2021.

Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil sped up in May to the fastest rate in a decade, according to data from an early-warning satellite system, as experts pointed to activity by illegal ...

During the country’s decades-long civil war, the dense rainforest of Guaviare province ... Should the recent rates of deforestation continue, experts warn, the implications will prove ...

The Amazon and its neighbours – the Orinoco and the Andean rainforest – account for 73.5 per cent of tropical forests ... coordinator of the Brazilian deforestation mapping initiative MapBiomas.