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Brazil reports significant decrease in Amazon forest loss, lowest in 9 years, amid concerns of potential threats and challenges.

According to official monitoring, Amazon rainforest loss in Brazil dropped by one-third compared to the previous year, according to official monitoring

The country's efforts to become a leader in the area are being undermined by armed groups operating in the country

The global push for biomass that can be burned for energy is causing concern about the price Indonesia's forests are paying

Brazil’s Amazon dry season just ended with a staggering 846% increase in burned forest area compared to the year before

As we continue to change the planet, scientists are worried we might also be altering the evolutionary trajectories of the species that live alongside us, perhaps even including some irreversible shifts.

The city of Cali, in Colombia, is hosting the UN’s 16th biodiversity summit, known as Cop16. The summit, which runs until Friday, November 1, is focused on how countries will fulfil previous pledges to protect at least 30% of the world’s land and water and restore 30% of degraded ecosystems…

Exclusive: Major UK supplier linked to soya giant repeatedly accused of razing habitats vital for fighting the climate emergency

A report by the World Resources Institute shows that rapidly expanding mining operations are causing widespread destruction of tropical primary rainforests and protected areas, raising carbon emissions and displacing Indigenous communities