Like many countries, Brazil does not classify areas lost to wildfires as deforestation. However, many fire-affected areas are ...

Wildfires in Brazil have been a recurring and worrying phenomenon since 2022, with devastating impacts. The fires have ...

According to official monitoring, Amazon rainforest loss in Brazil dropped by one-third compared to the previous year, ...

The huge wildfires that ripped through Brazil recently did not spare its vast tropical savanna, but green shoots are already ...

BRASILIA, Brazil — Wildfires in Brazil have swept through an area the size of Switzerland, a level of destruction that will ...

Yearly deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by almost a third since August 2023, the Brazilian government said on Wednesday, plummeting to a nine-year low after historic droughts and ...

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — New satellite analysis shows wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon in 2024 have destroyed an area the size of Switzerland. Got a question? Put a reporter on it. Ever think of a ...

Wildfires are raging across the Pantanal tropical wetlands in southern Brazil, one of the most biodiversity areas in the world and a major tourist destination, regional authorities said on Thursday.

At least eight people died after heavy rains in Brazil, authorities said Saturday, as storms swept parts of the country following a severe drought that fueled a record wave of wildfires.

Wildfires in Brazil have swept through an area the size of Switzerland, a level of destruction that will take decades to recover, if it ever does, according to a new satellite assessment.

Brazil announced a significant decrease in Amazon rainforest deforestation on Wednesday. Government officials reported a 30.6% drop in deforestation compared to the previous year. The data, spanning ...