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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 world's largest forest. it's 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 terrible, it's terrible. because these people have the vision that, economically, this is the unique cho...

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.