Deforestation is having a more devastating effect on the Amazon rainforest than earlier data suggested. While cutting down large swaths of trees destroys vital habitats, it also harms the region's ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that's a critical counterweight to climate change.

FILE - A river borders an area that has been illegally deforested by land-grabbers and cattle farmers in an extractive reserve in Jaci-Parana, Rondonia state, Brazil, July 11, 2023. AGUA CLARA, Brazil ...

Three 2026 studies reveal that the Amazon can regrow quickly, but deforestation and warming could trigger a system-wide ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Deforestation in parts of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil declined to its lowest levels in more than a decade, a good sign for ...