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Amazon Day 2025: After the Fires, Pastures Take Over
5 September 2025
Amazon Day 2025: After the Fires, Pastures Take Over. Because the Amazon isn’t just being burned. It’s being sold, cleared, fenced, and fed into the global industrial agriculture machine. [Read more]
Deforestation accounts for 74% of rainfall reduction and 16% of temperature increase in the Amazon during the dry season, study says
2 September 2025
For the first time, researchers have quantified the impact of vegetation loss and global climate change on the forest. [Read more]
Deforestation has killed half a million people in past 20 years, study finds
27 August 2025
Localised rises in temperature caused by land clearance cause 28,330 heat-related deaths a year. [Read more]
Less than 3 months from COP 30, Para decrees environmental and climate emergency for 180 days
22 August 2025
The government of Para decreed a statewide environmental and climate emergency for a period of 180 working days. [Read more]
Trees in the tropics cool Earth more than anywhere else
19 August 2025
Planting more trees cools the planet and can help reduce fires, but the biggest climate returns per tree come from the tropics. That is the core message of new research. [Read more]
Indigenous leaders demand action from South American leaders at Amazon summit
19 August 2025
They demand recognition of their communities as official decision-makers within the treaty body, and a ban on new oil, gas and mining projects in the rainforest. [Read more]
Brazil issues last-ditch plea for countries to submit climate plans ahead of Cop30
19 August 2025
Only 28 countries have so far submitted carbon-cutting proposals to the UN, with some of the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases – including China and the EU – still to produce their plans. [Read more]
Amazon Can Still Avoid Ecological Collapse, Says IPAM-Led Study
14 August 2025
A study by researchers from IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute) and national and international institutions shows that the recovery of a large part of the Amazon is still possible [Read more]
Amazon Rainforest Approaches Point of No Return
12 August 2025
Brazilian filmmakers capture striking images of clear-cutting and explore how human activity is damaging the world’s largest rainforest so much that it will not be able to recover. [Read more]
Lula signs bill to ease Brazil environmental licenses but vetoes key provisions
8 August 2025
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed into law a bill easing environmental licensing rules, but vetoed dozens of provisions, the executive secretary of the president’s office said on Friday. [Read more]
Global Call for Lula’s Full Veto on the Devastation Bill
7 August 2025
One day. That’s all the time we have to stop a historic setback. One day to demand a bold, moral decision from the leader of the country that holds the fate of the world’s largest rainforest, the Amazon. [Read more]
‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future
28 July 2025
Carlos Nobre, who has fought for decades to save the rainforest, says up to 70% of it could be lost if a tipping point is reached. [Read more]
‘Climate is our biggest war’, warns CEO of Cop30 ahead of UN summit in Brazil
29 June 2025
Negotiators doubt countries’ financial and environmental commitment as military and trade wars divert attention. [Read more]
As UN climate talks loom, Brazil’s Amazon forest loses in May an area larger than NYC
6 June 2025
Brazil’s environmental goals suffered a major setback in May as deforestation in the Amazon surged 92% compared to the same month last year, according to official monitoring data released Friday. [Read more]
Environmental licensing bill sparks legal and political backlash in Brazil
6 June 2025
The Senate-approved proposal faces mounting criticism from former ministers, legal experts and environmental groups ahead of the lower house vote. [Read more]
Tropical forest loss hit new heights in 2024; fire a major driver in Latin America
21 May 2025
The data indicate a record 6.7 million hectares (16.6 million acres) of primary tropical forest was destroyed in 2024 — an area almost the size of Panama. [Read more]
Funeral Procession For Trees In Dehradun Deforestation Protest
31 Mar. 2025
Dozens of people gathered at the Parade Ground and paid homage to the trees that have been cut down so far and those that will soon be cut down in the name of ‘demonic development’. [Read more]
How stopping deforestation is a powerful “emergency brake” climate solution
4 Mar. 2025
When people think of climate solutions, they often focus on smokestacks, tailpipes, and other artifacts of our fossil-fueled economy. [Read more]
The year in tropical rainforests: 2024
24 Dec. 2024
The year 2024 saw significant developments in tropical rainforest conservation, deforestation, and degradation. While progress in some regions provided glimmers of hope, systemic challenges and emerging threats highlighted the fragility of these ecosystems. [Read more]
9 deforestation facts to know in 2024 (plus solutions)
19 Sep. 2024
Deforestation, the intentional and widespread clearing of forests, is not just an environmental issue. It is deeply intertwined with social, economic, and ethical considerations. [Read more]
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A Global Forest Treaty Is Needed Now
10 Dec 2020
It is time to create a global treaty to protect forests — one with meaningful involvement from a wide range of parties. And with legal force. [Read more]
No forest convention but ten tree treaties
2002
An overview of the treatment of forests in ten existing global agreements suggests that fostering synergies among them may not be sufficient to cover the gaps that remain. [Read more]