The pristine canopy of the Amazon ... of felled trees blackened and charred, some of them over a thousand years old. The trees are burnt to weaken them, so they can be cut down.

Sadly, the Amazon rainforest is a rapidly disappearing legacy. In the fight against pollution, your favourite seafood may play a role Trees are often cut down illegally for their valuable wood.

A 2008 study projected that humans would clear away 31% of the Amazon by 2030. Another 24% would be damaged by drought or logging, the study found. People have already cut down 20% of the Amazon.

In Brazil’s long-running battle between industries that exploit the rainforest’s ... there is no economic sense in cutting it ...

When you cut down a hardwood tree like an oak ... improve air quality and slow down the effects of climate change. Trees in the Amazon Rainforest are often burned and cleared to make farmland ...

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half ... and the month of July showed a 33% increase in tree cutting over July 2023. A strike by officials at federal environmental ...