Authorities are also investigating the colonies since some of the land grab coincides with Indigenous communities.

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Although the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) mentions slowing deforestation rates in its “State of the World’s ...

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Internal documents show DNR foresters questioned plans to lease and clearcut land for solar panels, and leadership struggled ...

"Without seeds, there is no restoration." New study reveals obstacle undermining Brazil's 30-million-acre reforestation plan: ...

An Indonesian government plan to clear forests spanning an area twice the size of South Korea for food and biofuel crops has ...

These results are being celebrated as a major win for conservationists and climate advocates. The Brazilian government, led ...

The European Union's Deforestation Regulation, though not exclusive to the natural rubber industry, will bring sweeping ...

At its lowest level in the region for the past nine years in km2 *measured from the month of August to July in the year ...

The Amazon rainforest staggered through another difficult year in 2024. A second year of record drought contributed to ...

South America recorded the highest number of fire outbreaks in 14 years in 2024, with Brazil at the epicenter of the crisis.