RIO DE JANEIRO -- Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday were deploying in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region and prompted anti-government protests as well as an ...

The Amazon rainforest experienced its most devastating fire season in over two decades in 2024, triggering record-breaking carbon emissions. The 2024 fires released as much as 791 million tons of ...

The Amazon rainforest has undergone its “most devastating” forest fire season in over two decades, despite a slowing trend in deforestation. A new study from the European Commission’s Joint Research ...

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 ...

A new study by researchers at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre reveals that the Amazon rainforest has just undergone its most devastating forest fire season in over two decades, which ...

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 ...

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