Deforestation in Brazil

Cattle graze on land recently burned and deforested by cattle farmers near Novo Progresso, Para state, Brazil.

World leaders pledged to end forest loss. What will it take?

Climate Change

At the climate talks in Glasgow last month, more than 130 countries representing 90% of the world’s forest cover pledged to end net-forest loss by 2030. Is this really achievable?

Amazon rainforest

Brazil’s Bolsonaro wants to mine on Indigenous lands — illegally

Global Politics
A Ka'apor Indian warrior stands holding a rifle during a jungle expedition to search for and expel loggers from the Alto Turiacu Indian territory

An Amazon tribe fights back against illegal logging

Environment
A billboard for soybeans in Mato Grosso, Brazil. The region is likely to make Brazil the world's top producer of soybeans, but the boom in production has come at the same time as a rise in deforestation.

Brazil is set to become the world’s biggest soy producer — and that might be bad news for its forests

Environment
Amazon deforestation

Brazil’s winning on the soccer field — and in battling climate change

Environment

In Germany, students are turning to crystal meth to deal with stress

Global Scan

Crystal meth is highly addictive and highly destructive. Now, a new study shows that its use in Germany is rising — and not just for the euphoria the drug induces. Crystal meth is highly addictive and highly destructive. Now, a new study shows that its use in Germany is rising — and not just for the euphoria the drug induces.

Tropical forests and global warming

Environment

Reasons for deforestation differ sharply across the tropics, but widespread clearing of tropical forests contribute to global warming.

The World

Amazon Deforestation on the Rise

After more than 6 years of steady declines the deforestation rate in the Brazilian Amazon has more than doubled in the last six months. Many observers blame recent changes to Brazil’s Forest Code for the dramatic rise.

The World

The Economics of Deforestation in Brazil

Bob Carty reports from the Brazilian northeast on the domestic and international forces that are driving the widespread destruction of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. The region embodies many of the historical conflicts between environmental protection and economic development, which will be the focus of a major UN conference next month in Rio de Janeiro.

The World

Amazon: the value of preservation

Many people in the Amazon region want, and need, to grow food but rainforest trees are in their way, so deforestation is the first step in starting a profitable farm