World May 05 Brazil gold mining rush brings deforestation and mercury risks to the Amazon By Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Associated Press
World Dec 28 Extreme drought, wildfires and deforestation battered the Amazon rainforest in 2024 A warming climate fed drought that in turn fed the worst year for fires in the Amazon rainforest since 2005. And those fires contributed to deforestation, with authorities suspecting some fires were set to more easily clear land to run… By Steven Grattan, Associated Press
World Oct 25 As record acreage burns in Brazil's Amazon, criminals are exploiting rainforest to clear land Brazil's Amazon dry season just ended with a staggering 846% increase in burned forest area compared to the year before. By Fabianno Maisonnave, Associated Press
World Sep 08 Watch 5:28 'Enormous' profits from avocado exports drive deforestation, water shortages in Mexico Demand in the United States for one popular food is driving deforestation in Mexico. Daniel Wilkinson, senior policy adviser at Climate Rights International, joins Stephanie Sy to discuss the environmental and human costs of skyrocketing avocado sales and what can… By Stephanie Sy, Claire Mufson
Nation Apr 20 U.S. completes old-growth forest inventory, plans to protect woodlands Those older forests cover an area larger than California but are under threat by fires, insects, disease and other side-effects of climate change. By Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Dec 29 Amazon rainforest defender Marina Silva named Brazil's new environment minister By Fabiano Maisonnave, Associated Press Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Thursday that Amazon activist Marina Silva will be the country's next minister of environment. Continue reading
Dec 23 Brazil's Lula's promises to end deforestation face challenges from traditional rubber tappers By Fabiano Maisonnave, Tatiana Pollastri, Eraldo Peres, Associated Press Brazil's incoming president has promised to eliminate all deforestation by 2030, which would be a complete change of course for Brazil compared to the last four years. But the parts of Amazon region, with its legacy of rubber tappers, have… Continue reading
Nov 16 Brazil's Lula pledges 'big fight' against deforestation at COP27 By Peter Prengaman, Associated Press Six weeks before taking power, Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took several swipes at outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro, who pushed development of the Amazon, both in his pro-business rhetoric and how his administration managed the forests. Continue reading
Sep 13 E.U. lawmakers advance plan to ban products linked to deforestation By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press European Union lawmakers have backed a proposal for a law that would ban the sale in the 27-nation bloc of agriculture products linked to the destruction of forests. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 8:37 'Outrage and heartbreak' after murder of journalist, Indigenous activist in the Amazon By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The desperate search for an Indigenous rights advocate and renowned journalist in a remote area of the Amazon in Brazil has apparently come to a grim conclusion. Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips disappeared 10 days ago, and now there are… Continue watching