Amazon Forest

World Environment Day: Bonn Challenge — Restored forests are often poor replacements for natural habitats

Scientists estimate that restored forests could sequester upto 16 percent of the carbon needed to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

Brazil fires regional environmental head after he made public comments on illegal mining in areas affected by forest fires

A regional head of Brazil’s environmental authority was fired after he made public comments saying he would no longer burn machinery, some of it seized from illegal miners, in an area heavily affected by forest fires

European space agency images show marked increase in Amazon air pollution in August after forest fires

New satellite images published on Monday by the European Space Agency show an increase in air pollution in the Brazilian Amazon while fires burned in the region last month

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro accuses UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet of meddling in country's internal affairs

Jair Bolsonaro waded into another international row over sovereignty, this time accusing UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet of meddling in Brazil's internal affairs after she raised concerns over a spike in killings by police officers.

The tallest trees in the Amazon rainforests are safe from the raging wildfires

The giant Dinizia Excelsa species measures upto 88 meters, with a circumference of 5.50 meters.

Amazon fires: Solutions lie beyond nationalist politics, a new green vision must be global in scope

The world’s greatest forest is on fire. The Amazon rainforest is burning away at record rates, in thousands of forest fires spread over an area bigger than India.

‘Fire of a lifetime’: Dispute over European aid continues while people grapple with respiratory problems due to Amazon forest blaze

Acrimony between Brazil and European countries seeking to help fight Amazon fires deepened on Tuesday, jeopardising hopes of global unity over how to protect a region seen as vital to the health of the planet.

Burning Amazon rainforest likely wasn't an accident, threatens all future climate change action

Roughly 2000 km Southeast of the forest is São Paulo, Brazil, where smoke from the burning forest has created chaos.

Amazon forest fire: Pictures shared on social media with hashtag '#PrayforAmazonas' are several decades old or from other countries, reports AFP

Photos purportedly showing fires devouring the Amazon in northern Brazil in recent weeks have flooded social media, but an AFP fact check on Wednesday found that most of the images are decades old or not even in the country.

International Day of Forests: From Asia's mangroves to Amazon rainforest, take this quiz to check your knowledge of world's green cover

Every year, 21 March is celebrated as International Day of Forests in order to raise awareness on the importance of all types of forests