The forest that remains is receiving less rain, which in turn is making it less green which means the trees that are there are pulling in less carbon dioxide from the air around them.
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Guardian: Amazon deforestation picking up pace, satellite data reveals
The deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon has accelerated rapidly in the past two months, underscoring the shortcomings of the government’s environmental policies.
Extractivists from Unini Reserve, in Brazil, produced a record chestnut safra
The families of the reserve produced an unprecedented crop of 15 tons of raw nuts, moving near $ 47.000 into the local economy. The annual average was 11 tons of nuts.
COP 20: Peru and Norway sign agreement of $ 300 million for the Amazon
Peru and Norway signed a framework agreement with $ 300 million fund to protect the Amazon and in terms the fulfillment of goals established by the Peruvian government.
Discovery: Amazon Rainforest Seen Burning From Space
It’s alarming to see this photo taken in August by NASA astronauts on the International Space Station, which shows multiple fires raging in South America’s Amazon rainforest, where for years farmers have been burning down trees to clear land.
RiaNovosti: Brazil builds tower to monitor climate effects in Amazon rainforest
A high-rise observation tower will be built in Brazil to monitor climate change and its impacts on the Amazon’s ecosystem.
The Guardian: Drought bites as Amazon’s ‘flying rivers’ dry up
The unprecedented drought now affecting São Paulo, South America’s giant metropolis, is believed to be caused by the absence of the “flying rivers” − the vapour clouds from the Amazon that normally bring rain to the centre and south of Brazil.
Brazil’s planned Tapajós dams would increase Amazon deforestation by 1M ha
A plan to build a dozen dams in the Tapajós river basin would drive the loss of 950,000 hectares of rainforest by 2032 by spurring land speculation and mass migration to the region, suggests a study published by Imazon.
The Guardian: Tropical forests illegally destroyed for commercial agriculture
The study, Consumer Goods and Deforestation, says two countries – Brazil and Indonesia – account for 75% of the total area illegally cleared over the period.
The Guardian: Amazon deforestation jumps 29% in a year
Satellite figures show surge in deforestation, as agriculture expands in states of Para and Mato Grosso.