Brazil soy industry’s exit from moratorium on using Amazon land could spur deforestation

Brazil’s biggest soy producers have withdrawn from the soy moratorium, a pledge to avoid Amazon deforestation.
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What really happens after 72 hours in the Amazon rainforest

Spending 72 hours in the Amazon rainforest exposes the realities of one of the most hostile environments on Earth. Extreme humidity, wildlife, limited visibility, and isolation quickly test physical ...

Small-scale rainforest clearing drives majority of carbon loss, study finds

Think of the destruction of Earth's rainforests and a familiar image may come to mind: fires or chainsaws tearing through ...
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The climate fight may not be won in the Amazon, but it can be lost there

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. After five ...
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Clearing small areas of rainforest has outsized climate impact: study

Think of the destruction of Earth's rainforests and a familiar image may come to mind: fires or chainsaws tearing through ...

Rain one minute, heatwave the next. How climate ‘whiplash’ drives unpredictable fire weather

We’re not going to be able to stop climate instability and associated dangerous wildfire weather, so we need to adapt.