The Amazon rainforest, often called the lungs of the Earth, is facing one of its most dangerous moments in modern history as ...

By Rhett Ayers Butler The story of the world’s tropical forests in 2025 was not one of dramatic reversal, but one shaped by ...

Amid growing pressure for beef supply chains to be deforestation-free, a new certification system in Brazil will allow ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new study shows concerning links between deforestation and reduced precipitation in tropical regions, which can in turn lead to reduced ...

Malaria kills more than 600,000 people each year worldwide, and two thirds are children under age five in sub-Saharan Africa. Scientists have found a treatment that could prevent thousands of these ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The effect of deforestation on climate depends on three things — location, location and location. Environmentalists concerned about global warming have long encouraged preservation ...

This study reveals that children born in areas with recent deforestation suffer from lower birth weights and stunted growth. In addition, pregnant women exposed to deforestation are more likely to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is the Lead Consultant of STEM Spark Solutions. As the world celebrates International Day of Forests on March 21, ...

This paper examines the impact of changes in agricultural land use on deforestation at the local level in the Tapajós Basin in the Brazilian Amazon. It uses exogenous variation in crop-to-beef ...

In 2008, the Brazilian government blacklisted municipalities in the Amazon to better target efforts to repress deforestation. Not only were law enforcement and monitoring activities intensified, but ...