Rappler's latest stories on Amazon rainforest
Boy from isolated Amazon tribe dies after being infected with coronavirus
The 15-year-old boy dies due to severe respiratory complications
Amazon, African forests turning from CO2 sink to source – study
The rate of forest decline varies throughout the world, with the Amazon's absorption ability dropping far faster than the tropical forests of sub-Saharan Africa
DiCaprio denies Bolsonaro accusation of link to Amazon fires
While citing no evidence, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says Leonardo DiCaprio had earmarked part of a $500,000 donation 'for the people who were setting fires'
Pope Francis blames Amazon fires on destructive 'interests'
'The fire of God is warmth that attracts and gathers into unity. It is fed by sharing, not by profits,' says the Pope
As global leaders meet, the Amazon rainforest burns
The rate of deforestation in the Amazon has nearly doubled since far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro came to power in January
H&M suspends Brazil leather purchases over Amazon fires
The retail giant responds to the fires destroying the world's largest rainforest
Bolsonaro accuses U.N. rights chief of meddling, praises Pinochet
Brazil's president hits UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet for allegedly meddling in his country's internal affairs by 'attacking our courageous civil police and military'
Brazil president Bolsonaro to skip Amazon summit on doctor's orders
Bolsonaro is due to undergo surgery to correct an incisional hernia, his fourth operation since he was stabbed nearly a year ago during the presidential campaign
Brazil's Bolsonaro fuels spat with Europe as fires soar
The latest official data show thousands of new fires are ignited across Brazil on Thursday – the first day of a ban on burning –with most of them in the Amazon basin
Brazil's burning ban takes effect as Amazon fires rage
(UPDATED) The decree issued by President Jair Bolsonaro comes after escalating international pressure over the worst fires in the Amazon in years
Amazon fires a 'tipping point' – forestry group chief
The situation in the Amazon is 'very urgent,' stresses Gerhard Dieterle, executive director of the International Tropical Timber Organization
G7 pledges millions to fight Amazon fires
Nearly 80,000 forest fires have been detected in Brazil since the beginning of the year – just over half of them in the massive Amazon basin
United Kingdom pledges $12.3 million for fire-ravaged Amazon
The money will made available immediately to help restore the habitat, including areas that have been hit by the fires, the British government says in a statement
Pope Francis fears for Amazon, planet's 'vital lung'
He urges the world's 1.3 billion Catholics to pray for the fires to be extinguished as quickly as possible
Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as Amazon outrage grows
(UPDATED) Official figures show 78,383 forest fires were recorded in Brazil so far in 2019, the highest number of any year since 2013
Protests to greet G7 leaders as they discuss Amazon fires, trade
(UPDATED) United States President Donald Trump and his fellow G7 leaders will meet in France as wildfires rage in the Amazon rainforest and trade tensions heat up
Brazil's Bolsonaro authorizes army to help fight Amazon fires
(3rd UPDATE) Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's decision comes as demonstrations are held around the world over the fires in the Amazon forest
Amazon wildfires 'acute emergency,' belongs on G7 agenda – Germany
French President Emmanuel Macron's bid at rallying world leaders on the issue has been immediately blasted by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who accused the G7 summit host of having a 'colonialist mentality'
Amazon fires: how celebrities are spreading misinformation
Singers, actors, and world leaders share misleading photos of Amazon fires taken years ago on social media
Brazil's Bolsonaro blames Amazon fires on NGOs as Twitter erupts
'No matter how successful we are, if our Earth dies, we all die,' says one Twitter post
Forest fires in Brazil surge as deforestation accelerates
Fires have been concentrated in states occupying the Amazon. Thick smoke has blanketed several cities in recent days and even caused a commercial flight to be diverted.
Bolsonaro vows to fight 'illegal deforestation' in Brazil
The announcement comes a day after the head of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research says he was being sacked after a row with President Jair Bolsonaro over deforestation
Brazil scraps bid to mine Amazon natural reserve
The Brazilian government backs off a controversial proposal to authorize private companies to mine a sprawling Amazon reserve after blistering domestic and international criticism
Nearly 400 new species discovered in Amazon
The report by the WWF and Brazil s Mamiraua Institute released in Sao Paulo listed 216 previously unknown plants 93 fish 32 amphibians 19 reptiles one bird and 20 mammals two of them fossils
Brazil arrests 'Amazon's biggest deforester'
Brazilian authorities arrest the boss of a gang blamed for 20 of the deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in recent years
Amazon indigenous land loss threatens climate – study
Study finds indigenous territories and protected natural areas account for 55 of all carbon stored in the Amazon
Brazil government claims drop in Amazon deforestation
The official figures are at odds with a conservation group s findings
Amazon deforestation up 29% in 2013 – Brazil
The figure reverses several years of decline despite being the second lowest annual increase since records began in 1988
Brazil cracks 'biggest' Amazon deforestation gang
The group is responsible for environmental crimes to the tune of 230 million says the Brazilian Environmental Institute
Isolated indigenous make contact with outside world in Brazil
Brazilian experts say the Ashaninka indigenous people likely crossed the border from Peru facing pressure from illegal logging and drug trafficking at home
Chevron ordered to pay Ecuador $9.51B on appeal – court
The Supreme Court upheld a 2012 ruling but dramatically reduced the amount to be paid in damages to 9 51 billion from 19 billion
A few tree species dominate Amazon
Some experts believe these trees are so common because they were actively cultivated by indigenous people in the area for millennia
Chevron in US court to block $19B Ecuador fine
A court in Ecuador ordered Chevron to pay 18B in damages later raised to 19B to people from Lago Agrio in the Amazon for environmental damage
Amazon deforestation due in part to soybean growing
Despite a moratorium Brazil s huge soybean industry is still indirectly responsible for the felling of trees in the Amazon
Ecuador police clash with protesters over Amazon oil drilling
Four protesters were detained for a few hours but later released Interior Minister Jose Serrano said
Brazil Amazon town takes a stand against deforestation
A town in the northern state of Para is turning its back on the destructive ways of the past and trying to save what it has left
To protect Amazon, Colombia enlarges nature reserve
With the increase Colombia s Chiribiquete nature reserve now sprawls over 2 8 million hectares making it the biggest of the country s 58 natural parks
Science wRap: Hyperloop, Amazon oil drilling, Area 51
In this week s Science wRap: a high concept transport system a carnivorous mammal cancer genes Amazon oil drilling and the legendary Area 51
