Nov 8, 2022 · Consumers can change their consumption patterns and refuse to purchase products that drive deforestation and land conversion in the Amazon. Together, we can turn the tide on Amazon loss and shift toward social equity, …

Until 2015, approximately 8% of deforestation in the Amazon occurred within forests inhabited by indigenous peoples, while 88% occurred in areas outside of indigenous territories and protected areas, despite these areas comprising less than 50% of the total Amazon region.

Mar 21, 2023 · According to a new study from RAISG, in just five years, the Amazon could lose almost half of what it lost in the past two decades. To understand the reasons for such a bleak future, they analyzed the deforestation rates of recent years, identifying the main threats in the present and pointing to measures needed to reverse this process.

Aug 26, 2022 · What is the point of deforestation? Why is it happening in the Amazon? Deforestation is the cutting down of natural forests and removal of trees from land in order to convert it for non-forest uses such as cattle ranching, growing animal feed, or illegal logging.

Dec 3, 2024 · Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest has been one of the biggest most critical issues we are facing. This report explores the root causes, consequences, and potential solutions of deforestation, guided by the frameworks of Political Ecology and Land Change Science.

Feb 14, 2024 · The Amazon has proven resilient to natural changes in the climate for 65 million years, but deforestation and the human-caused climate crisis have brought new levels of stress and could cause a...

Aug 4, 2023 · Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 66% last month compared to July 2022 and is now at its lowest rate in six years, according to preliminary data released by Brazil’s National...

2 days ago · Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped by 7% in 2024 compared to 2023, according to an analysis by Imazon, a Brazil-based organization that uses satellite imagery to monitor changes in the ...

Oct 9, 2023 · The Amazon is in crisis. Deforestation, degradation, and climate change are pushing the Amazon rain forest and river systems to the edge, undermining the future resiliency of the Amazon’s people and ecosystems.

Oct 13, 2023 · Deforestation in the Amazon has eliminated thousands of species of wildlife and plants, put the lives of local communities at risk and crippled one of nature’s most important tools in storing carbon and staving off the climate crisis.