As seen in the graph below, during Lula's years in office, between 2004 and 2012, Amazon deforestation — which refers to cutting down or clearing trees, often replacing them with farms or cattle ...

The destruction of the world’s rainforests ramped up last year, despite global pledges to end deforestation by 2030, according to a new report.. An area of tropical forest the size of ...

Its research shows that only 38% of financial firms have clear policies to address deforestation risks, after directing $5.5 trillion to companies in forest-risk supply chains in the half decade ...

The No. 1 driver of deforestation in Brazil, for example, is clearing forests to raise cattle, some of which is exported as beef. (“Maybe don’t consume beef from Brazil,” Ordway says.) ...