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"Amazon Deforestation at Eight-Year Low, Report Shows"
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Amazon Deforestation at Eight-Year Low, Report Shows - Inside Climate News
Despite a drop in the size of deforested areas, the number of wildfires in the region increased by more than 30 percent.

"Deforestation leads to more extreme weather events in the Amazon region"
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Deforestation leads to more extreme weather events in the Amazon region
From a bird's eye view, the Amazon rainforest appears as a lush green mosaic of treetops stretching as far as the eye can see. It is home to countless animal and plant species, many of which are endemic, and the forest plays an important role in the global climate as a carbon sink. However, deforestation threatens to destroy this unique ecosystem and its important functions. One-fifth of the area has already been cleared, and there is no end in sight to this intensive use. This has serious cons…

"Deforestation and warming could push Amazon to tipping point by 2040s: Study"
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Deforestation and warming could push Amazon to tipping point by 2040s: Study
Deforestation coupled with climate change is rapidly pushing the Amazon Rainforest toward a perilous tipping point that could come much sooner than previously thought. That’s the warning from a new paper, published in Nature, which determined that deforestation of 22-28% of the rainforest, combined with 1.5-1.9° Celsius (2.7-3.4° Fahrenheit) of global warming, could trigger a […]

"Coffee giants team up to map and avoid supply chain deforestation"
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"Brazil bill aims to ban satellite tool used to slow Amazon deforestation"
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Brazil bill aims to ban satellite tool used to slow Amazon deforestation
The agribusiness caucus is pushing restrictions on the technology that has helped halve deforestation since 2023.

"Deforestation is surging in Indonesia"
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Deforestation is surging in Indonesia
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Indonesia’s forests, long held up as a case of tentative progress, are again under pressure. New analysis shows deforestation rose sharply in 2025, reversing several years of decline and returning to levels not seen in nearly a decade, […]

"Brazilian Amazon on Track for Record Low Deforestation"
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Brazilian Amazon on Track for Record Low Deforestation