UN body warns of 'emerging pattern', where organised crime is converging with damaging illegal activities in other sectors ...

Brazil cut deforestation in the Amazon to its lowest level since 2019 in 2025, with tougher environmental enforcement helping ...

Brazil lost 985,000 (2.4 million acres) hectares of native vegetation last year: a 20.6 percent drop from 2024 and the lowest ...

South America's biggest country lost 985,000 hectares of native vegetation last year, down 20.6% from 2024, the MapBiomas ...

By Rhett Ayers Butler [( In the Amazon, a forest can remain on the map while losing much of what makes it function. The Amazon rainforest is often discussed through a few familiar measures: ...

In this system, forests play a key role as natural carbon sinks. They are becoming not merely a resource, but a strategic ...

By Enrique Ortiz In the coming months, voters in Brazil, Peru, and Colombia will elect new presidents. Together, these three ...

Worldview: Deforestation, beef farming, mining, drug trafficking, gold mining and land grabbing threaten the delicate balance ...

During a visit to the Romanian Carpathians, Lena Braun from the TRAVELBOOK editorial team learns how a foundation is ...

Despite a lack of resources and recognition, lands managed by Indigenous Peoples keep pace with—and in some cases ...

Brasilia: In 2025, deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest reached its lowest point since 2019, which was a major ...