The Amazon river basin is home to the biggest tropical rainforest in the world. It is one of the major carbon sinks as well as oxygen contributors in the world. What has
A provisional agreement between the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union postpones the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) implementation deadline to December 30, 2025 – a 12-month extension from the
In the heart of Amazonas state, the waters of Lake Tefé tell a story of environmental crisis. The lake’s water levels plummeted to 4.5 meters (14.9 feet) in October 2024 – a
Brazilian skydiving veteran Luigi Cani executed what he describes as his most nerve-wracking jump yet – not for its technical difficulty, but for its environmental stakes. After 14,000 jumps and 11 world
Forest fires ravaged 70,000 square kilometers of Amazon rainforest in 2019, releasing dangerous levels of PM2.5 particulate matter into the atmosphere. These microscopic particles, measuring 2.5 micrometers or smaller, penetrate deep into
President Joe Biden’s historic November 17 touchdown in Manaus marked an environmental policy watershed, as the 81-year-old leader became the first sitting U.S. president to witness the Amazon’s vastness – and its
A family of serial deforesters is allegedly responsible for clearing some of the biggest areas of forest in the Brazilian Amazon for cattle farming. The Heller family is a defendant in more