The Amazon rainforest, often called the lungs of the Earth, is facing one of its most dangerous moments in modern history as massive fires swept across large areas in 2024 and released more carbon ...
A new study by researchers at the European Commission's Joint Research Center reveals that the Amazon rainforest has just undergone its most devastating forest fire season in over two decades, which ...
A new and alarming pattern of destruction is emerging in the rainforest, challenging Brazilian authorities ahead of COP30. After plunging in 2023 and 2024, deforestation in the Amazon surged 92% in ...
Brazil’s official data show deforestation in the Amazon fell 11% in the 12 months to July 2025, with independent monitoring by Imazon confirming a similar trend—evidence that policies under President ...
This year’s U.N. climate negotiations were seen by activists as a letdown. But a Times reporter found some encouraging signs on the ground in the Brazilian Amazon. By David Gelles Earlier this month, ...