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The land for profit. earlier, i spoke to dr luciana gatti, a researcher at the national institute for space research in brazil, which authored the report on the scale of amazon deforestation. i asked her what drives the culling of the worlds largest forest. its like 50 years ago, the idea for economic development was destroying the forest, sell the wood, create the cattle and sell the beef. and, more essentially, after 2003, the soya bean arrived in the amazon. and today, this scenario is terrib...

Scientists concluded and identified two new Amazonian fish species, one with spectacular red-orange fins and the other so little that it is strictly classified as a micro fish species.

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon last month shattered the record for April, destroying more than 1,000 square kilometers of the world's biggest rainforest, nearly double the previous high, according to official figures published Friday.

Illegal deforestation has been an integral issue in Brazil’s fight against climate change. Brazil is once again on the hot seat as illegal, excessive deforestation has been reported to continue in April.

Scientists have revealed that climate change, deforestation and forest fires mean that the Amazon has reached a tipping point. It is drying out, so unless action is taken quickly, the situation will become irreversible, and mitigating actions will be futile.

The environmental agency will place embargoes on the companies this week to prevent them from selling wood and will hand out more than 50 million reais ($8.76 million) in fines.

Miserable as my own, to paraphrase what greg was saying about the left. there was a "new york times" story, how americans appetite for leather and their luxury suvs worsens amazon deforestation. dont crap on things we love. this year at least its harder for the left. last year of had to do was say youre having people over for thanksgiving? you are a murderer. you need to rat out your neighbors. they are people over. >> joe: jessica. from my haircut to my well tailored pants to my three great par...

Brazil's government policy on environmental issues has become particularly destructive under the presidency of Bolsonaro – who is notably absent from COP26.

The largest continuous area of the Amazon was cut down during the pandemic.

The Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forest and Land Use will cover forests totaling more than 13 million square miles