Amazon deforestation

A rise in illegal deforestation heightens the risk of fires in the Brazilian rainforest even more destructive than those that drew global outrage last year.

What’s at Stake Droughts. Floods. Shorter growing seasons. Economic insecurity. For communities around the world, climate change poses daunting challenges—and disproportionately impacts poor rural communities who depend on the land to live.

This photo is from an investigative report from Rainforest Action Network that found wood fiber linked to the clearing and conversion of Indonesia’s rainforests in the paper of some of America’s favorite children’s books.

2021 was a year where tropical forests featured more prominently in global headlines than normal thanks to rising recognition of the role they play in addressing climate change and biodiversity loss. The following is a brief look at some of the major rainforest storylines from 2021. Previous year-in-reviews: 2020 | The 2010s | 2019 | […]

The Amazon Rainforest produces more than 20% of the world’s oxygen and its been burning for the past 3 weeks. It’s our responsibility to help to save our planet.

Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest past and into the future. Do you like breathing. Better wake up now.

ENVIRONMENT Deforestation adds up. New research finds that the Amazon region could lose more than half of its tree species by the year 2050. (Scientific American) Use our resources to learn more ab…

The Amazon rainforest has been on fire for the past three weeks recording the highest since 2013. As the number of fires increases at the Amazon, greenhouse gas emissions do too. This makes the planet's overall temperature rise. In addition to increasing emissions, deforestation contributes directly to a change in rainfall patterns in the affected region, extending the length of the dry season, further affecting forests, biodiversity, agriculture, and human health.

At the core of Brazil's out-of-control fires in the Amazon is deforestation. Here's how human meddling fundamentally transforms a rainforest.

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