Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped by 7% in 2024 compared to 2023, according to an analysis by Imazon, a Brazil-based organization that uses satellite imagery to monitor changes in the ...

In South America, the vast Amazon River ecosystem also faces threats from deforestation, wildfires and illegal gold mining, Charvet said. Illegal fires to clear forest result in waves of ash ...

With Donald Trump settling back into the White House, advocates for the Amazon worry about what his second term will mean for ...