The Amazon in crisis: Forest loss threatens the region and the …
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, …
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest - Wikipedia
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.
Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in …
Dec 28, 2024 · Forest loss in Brazil’s Amazon — home to the largest swath of this rainforest — dropped 30.6% compared to the previous year, the lowest level of destruction in nine years. The improvement under leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva contrasted with deforestation that hit a 15-year high under Lula’s predecessor, far-right …
Deforestation in the Amazon: past, present and future
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.
The Amazon has survived changes in the climate for 65 million …
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...
Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest - ArcGIS StoryMaps
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.
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops by nearly 31% compared …
Nov 7, 2024 · Forest loss in Brazil’s Amazon dropped by 30.6% compared to the previous year, officials said Wednesday, the lowest level of destruction in nine years. In a 12-month span, the Amazon rainforest lost 6,288 square kilometers (2,428 square miles), roughly the size of the U.S. state of Delaware.
Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in …
Dec 28, 2024 · Wildfires and extreme drought. Forest loss in Brazil’s Amazon — home to the largest swath of this rainforest — dropped 30.6% compared to the previous year, the lowest level of destruction in ...
"We are killing this ecosystem": the scientists tracking the Amazon…
Aug 24, 2023 · Climate change, deforestation and other human threats are driving the rainforest towards a tipping point of sustainability. Researchers are racing to chart the Amazon’s future.
Amazon deforestation | Science News Learning
Scientists agree that the Amazon is in grave trouble because of human activities, such as deforestation, and climate change. Past studies have suggested certain rates of deforestation would...