The Latest Breaking News from Amazon

Fate of Amazon rests on Brazil election, say experts

Further destruction under Bolsonaro could push vital rainforest past irreversible tipping point

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022

Why the West fears Bolsonaro could ignore Brazil election result OLD REDIRECTED

World Affairs Editor Kim Sengupta on widespread concern that Brazil’s president might cling to power and trigger a violent confrontation

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022

How to save the Amazon rainforest - from cutting down on paper to eating less beef

There are fears that if Brazil's Prime Minister Jair Bolsonaro wins a second term, there will be more destruction of the Amazon leading to further problems with catastrophic climate change

Daily Mirror · Sep 29, 2022

Brazil environmentalist Silva all-in with Lula against Bolsonaro

Prominent Brazil environmentalist Marina Silva, who was environment minister under ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva before breaking with his party, told Reuters she is throwing her full support behind his campaign and did not rule out a role in government if he wins a third term.

Reuters · Sep 23, 2022

Colombia’s battle against Amazon deforestation: ‘The jungle is disappearing’

Leftwing government launches crackdown on illegal clearances to tackle destruction of rainforest

Financial Times · Sep 21, 2022

Indigenous leaders urge businesses and banks to stop supporting deforestation

Amazon ecosystem is on verge of collapse, leaders tell brands such as Apple and Tesla as UN gathers in New York

The Guardian - US · Sep 21, 2022

Ever heard of ocean forests? They're larger than the Amazon and more productive than we thought

Amazon, Borneo, Congo, Daintree. We know the names of many of the world’s largest or most famous rainforests. And many of us know about the world’s largest span of forests, the boreal forests stretching from Russia to Canada.

The Conversation · Sep 15, 2022

‘Bolsonaro promotes hatred’: violence stalks run-up to crucial Brazil election

The brutal killing of a Lula supporter and other violent incidents are the product of a toxic climate whipped up by the far-right president, critics say

The Guardian - US · Sep 15, 2022

A dam built in the Amazon created thousands of 'forest islands' but they are too small to sustain most species

Built in the 1980s, the Balbina Dam is one of dozens of large dams across rivers in the Amazon Basin. Such dams might leave behind seemingly green patches of forest, but our new research has shown these disconnected patches of forest are no longer able to support thriving ecosystems.

The Conversation · Sep 13, 2022

The Mennonites being accused of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon

A brush with the law has alarmed the community of about 100 families who fear losing the land they have made their home

The Guardian - US · Sep 10, 2022