Removing trees deprives the forest of portions of its canopy, which blocks the sun’s rays during the day and retains heat at ...

FILE - Cut down trees lie within view of the Cordillera Azul National Park, seen in the background near Chambira community, in Peru's Amazon, Oct. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File) BOGOTA, ...

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. A warming climate fed ...

Destruction of the world’s largest tropical rainforest drops significantly after having skyrocketed in July, August and ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia's government reported on Thursday a sharp overall rise in deforestation in the country's Amazon rainforest for last year, reversing much of the progress made during a ...

After years of uneven progress, deforestation in Indonesia is poised to accelerate, owing to widespread logging, expanding ...