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The Amazon rainforest, alternatively, the Amazon Jungle, also known in English as Amazonia, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This basin encompasses 7,000,000 km² (2,700,000 sq mi), of which 5,500,000 km² (2,100,000 sq mi) are covered by the rainforest. This region includes territory belonging to nine nations.

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Paraguay River under severe climate threat Activists say Amazon deforestation, land clearing have led to the lowest water levels in 50 years. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 01:51Published 2 weeks ago

Amazon wildfires: Fears rainforest may turn into savannah During the first nine months of 2020, 76,000 fires tore through the rainforest, the most for that period in 10 years. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:39Published 3 weeks ago

As fires burn, Bolsonaro touts Brazil's environment As data shows fires raging in Brazil's Amazon rainforest and Pantanal wetlands with historic force, President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday (September 17) that Brazil "should be congratulated for the.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:08Published on September 18, 2020

Land-Grabbers And Wildcat Ranchers Are Turning The Amazon To Ash Often likened to the world's 'lungs,' the Amazon rainforest in Brazil seems to be suffering from a bad case of smoker's cough. CNN reports that for the second year in a row, countless uncontrolled.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:34Published on September 10, 2020

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As the Amazon Burns, What Happens to Its Biodiversity? Studies show that where fire is on the increase in Amazonia, biodiversity is altered, with unique rainforest flora and fauna — and vital ecological services — diminished. *** The number of fires.. WorldNews - Published on September 25, 2020
Bolsonaro to world: Brazil is victim of environmental smear RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro defended his administration’s record protecting the Amazon rainforest, telling the United Nations’ virtual meeting of global leaders on.. WorldNews - Published on September 22, 2020
In the Amazon, forest degradation is outpacing full deforestation Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has increased abruptly in the past two years, after having been on a downward trajectory for more than a decade. With the country's president Jair Bolsonaro.. WorldNews - Published on September 11, 2020

Amazon tribal chief diagnosed with coronavirus A tribal leader who has become a public face of indigenous South Americans’ struggle to preserve the Amazon rainforest has contracted the coronavirus. Chief Raoni Metuktire, a leader of the Kayapó.. WorldNews - Published on August 31, 2020
Amazon fires: Are they worse this year than before? Blazes are continuing to rage in the Amazon rainforest, despite the Brazilian president's fire ban. BBC News - Published on August 28, 2020
Brazil indigenous protesters demand help against virus Shares Brandishing bows and arrows, dozens of indigenous protesters blocked a main highway through the Brazilian Amazon Monday, demanding help against the new coronavirus and an end to illegal mining.. WorldNews - Published on August 18, 2020

'They won’t find any spot of fire': Bolsonaro denies existence of Amazon blazes Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro has angrily denied the existence of fires in the Amazon rainforest, calling it a “lie,” despite data produced by his own government showing that thousands of.. WorldNews - Published on August 12, 2020
Brazil feeling pressure from global funds, commits to protect Amazon Brasilia, Jul 15 (efe-epa).- The Brazilian government committed itself on Wednesday to take all “possible measures” to limit deforestation in the Amazon, under pressure by investors who are.. WorldNews - Published on July 16, 2020
Amazon gold rush: Illegal mining threatens Brazil's last major isolated tribe Illegal gold mining activity has risen sharply over the last five years in Brazil's indigenous Yanomami reservation in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, a Reuters review of exclusive data from.. WorldNews - Published on June 25, 2020
Amazon forest fires could increase risk of serious coronavirus infections An intense season of fires in the Amazon rainforest this year could overwhelm health systems and lead to unnecessary deaths, including of coronavirus, as pollution worsens respiratory conditions,.. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020

Amazon rainforest faces fire threat—again Fire doesn’t occur naturally as part of the deforestation process in the ultra-humid Amazon rainforest. But vegetation is cut down, put in the sun to dry and then burned to clear the area. With the.. WorldNews - Published on June 16, 2020
Brazil police arrest dozens in illegal Amazon rainforest logging ring Police stormed a dozen sawmills in Brazil's Amazon rainforest in a dawn raid on Tuesday, arresting about 30 people accused of involvement in an illegal logging ring. Reuters - Published on June 2, 2020
Isolation not enough to save Amazon indigenous village from COVID-19 Tres Unidos, an indigenous village in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, locked out all visitors, hoping that isolation would keep it safe. And yet the new coronavirus still came. Reuters - Published on May 22, 2020	Amazon mayor warns of indigenous genocide as coronavirus spreads The mayor of the largest city in the Amazon rainforest said the coronavirus pandemic is killing indigenous people and warned of a "genocide" if Brazil's right-wing government fails to protect.. Reuters - Published on May 20, 2020
Brazil delays vote on land bill amid threat of environmental boycott Brazil's lower house of Congress on Wednesday delayed voting on a land bill seen by some as contributing to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, which has dozens of European companies threatening to.. Reuters - Published on May 20, 2020	Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon surges, Bolsonaro readies troops BRASILIA (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose sharply in April, government data showed on Friday, as the coronavirus outbreak keeps many environmental enforcers out of the field.. WorldNews - Published on May 9, 2020
Brazil's Bolsonaro readies troops to fight Amazon rainforest destruction By Jake Spring BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday authorized deployment of armed forces into the Amazon region to fight fires and deforestation, three months earlier.. WorldNews - Published on May 8, 2020Also reported by •Reuters	In the Amazon, an indigenous nurse volunteers in coronavirus fight Vicente Piratapuia, 69, of the Piratapuia tribe had a high fever and could hardly breathe, but he refused to leave his home on the outskirts of the Amazon rainforest's biggest city. Reuters - Published on May 7, 2020
Amazon city resorts to mass graves as Brazil COVID-19 deaths soar Deaths from the coronavirus outbreak have piled up so fast in the Amazon rainforest's biggest city that the main cemetery is burying five coffins at a time in collective graves. Reuters - Published on April 29, 2020	Two Brazilian governors test positive for coronavirus Two Brazilian state governors tested positive for the new coronavirus on Tuesday, in the tourist hotspot of Rio de Janeiro and the Amazon rainforest state of Pará, becoming the latest leaders to get.. Reuters - Published on April 14, 2020
Televised raid on illegal Amazon mining angers Brazil government, leads to sacking Brazil's Environment Minister Ricardo Salles has fired the country's top environmental enforcement officer, according to a government notice published on Tuesday, after a news program broadcast a.. Reuters - Published on April 14, 2020	Brazil confirms first indigenous coronavirus case in the Amazon An indigenous woman in a village deep in the Amazon rainforest has contracted the novel coronavirus, the first case reported among Brazil's more than 300 tribes, the Health Ministry's indigenous health.. Reuters - Published on April 1, 2020
After smallpox and malaria, Brazil's tribes fear coronavirus is next lethal import When Europeans first arrived in the Amazon rainforest, their smallpox decimated local tribes. Then rubber tappers, gold miners and settlers brought malaria, measles and influenza. Reuters - Published on March 25, 2020	Bolsonaro attacks Pope Francis over pontiff's plea to protect the Amazon Pope urged Catholics to ‘feel outrage’ over Amazon destruction Bolsonaro: ‘What is Greenpeace? Nothing but rubbish’ Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has lashed out at Pope Francis.. WorldNews - Published on February 13, 2020
Pope decides against ordaining married priests in the Amazon Pope Francis declined Wednesday to approve the ordination of married men to address a shortage of priests in the Amazon, sidestepping a fraught issue that has dominated debate in the Catholic Church.. France 24 - Published on February 12, 2020	Amazon: Parts of rainforest 'emitting more CO2 than they absorb' Up to a fifth of the Amazon rainforest has become a net source of CO2, research suggests. BBC News - Published on February 11, 2020
Amazon deforestation for January hits record Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil more than doubled in January compared with the previous year, according to official data. More than 280 square kilometres were cleared, an increase of.. WorldNews - Published on February 8, 2020	Brazilian tribes back manifesto to save Amazon habitat from Bolsonaro Leaders of native tribes in Brazil issued a rallying call to protect the Amazon rainforest and its indigenous people from what they called the "genocide, ethnocide and ecocide" planned by the country's.. Reuters - Published on January 18, 2020
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon up 85% in 2019 Brasmlia: Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil soared 85 per cent in 2019, compared with the previous year, official data showed Tuesday. The 9,166 square kilometers cleared was.. WorldNews - Published on January 15, 2020	Amazon tribes gather to plan resistance to Brazil government Brazilian indigenous leaders on Tuesday began a four-day tribal gathering in the Amazon to plan their opposition to far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's push to open their reservations for commercial.. Reuters - Published on January 14, 2020
Fires in Amazon forest rose 30% in 2019 SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The number of fires in the Amazon rainforest grew 30.5% in 2019 from the previous year, according to data released by space research agency INPE on Wednesday. According to INPE,.. WorldNews - Published on January 9, 2020	France to forge partnership with Brazil states on Amazon, bypassing Bolsonaro France and a group of Brazilian states plan to announce a partnership to preserve the Amazon rainforest, the group's leader said on Monday, bypassing Brazil's federal government after a spat between.. Reuters - Published on December 9, 2019
Fires in the Amazon: a barrier to climate change up in smoke Fire is not natural in the Amazon. Virgin rainforest, no matter how fierce the sun, is too wet to catch alight. If the forest burns it is almost always because of humans. Reuters - Published on December 6, 2019	Brazil's Bolsonaro says DiCaprio gave cash 'to set Amazon on fire' The Hollywood actor dismisses Jair Bolsonaro's claim he "gave money to set the Amazon on fire". BBC News - Published on November 30, 2019
Brazil President Claims ‘Cool Guy’ Leonardo DiCaprio Paid Money to WWF to ‘Torch’ Amazon Rainforest Sao Paulo: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claimed on Friday that Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio financed fires being set in the Amazon rainforest, without presenting any evidence, the right-wing.. WorldNews - Published on November 30, 2019	Brazil's president accuses actor DiCaprio of financing Amazon fires, offers no evidence Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claimed on Friday that Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio financed fires being set in the Amazon rainforest, without presenting any evidence, the right-wing leader's.. Reuters - Published on November 30, 2019
Brazilian cosmetics company backs NGO after firefighters arrested Brazilian cosmetics company Natura Cosmeticos SA said on Wednesday that it was concerned about a state police raid against a nongovernment organization (NGO) that it has partnered with on sustainably.. Reuters - Published on November 28, 2019	Brazil arrests volunteer firefighters in Amazon blazes, but critics cry foul Brazilian police on Tuesday arrested four volunteer firefighters accused of intentionally setting fires in the Amazon rainforest, but civic leaders said the arrests amounted to government harassment of.. Reuters - Published on November 27, 2019
Amazon tribe demands Bolsonaro stop mining on reservations, hydro dams Munduruku indigenous people led by 15 tribal chiefs blamed Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday for increased illegal mining on their reservation lands in the Amazon rainforest. Reuters - Published on November 21, 2019	Bolivia suffers lack of food and fuel; Amazon deforestation rate hits record high Supporters of former Bolivian President Evo Morales have been cutting off some supply routes to protest Morales' ouster after he was accused of electoral fraud. Also, deforestation rates in Brazil's.. CBS News - Published on November 19, 2019
Will Pope Francis allow priest in the Amazon to marry? In a CBS News poll, nearly 70% of Catholic Americans say they favor letting Catholic priests marry, while 25% remain opposed. The push for married priests could become a reality in a remote part of the.. CBS News - Published on November 12, 2019	Catholic bishops in Amazon propose ordination of married deacons Catholic bishops from around the world are calling for married deacons in the Amazon to be ordained as priests. Church leaders made the highly controversial recommendation to Pope Francis, who must.. CBS News - Published on November 12, 2019
Illegal loggers kill Amazon indigenous warrior who guarded forest, wound another Illegal loggers in the Amazon ambushed an indigenous group that was formed to protect the forest and shot dead a young warrior and wounded another, leaders of the Guajajara tribe in northern Brazil.. Reuters - Published on November 2, 2019	Pope, closing synod, decries plundering of the Amazon Pope Francis on Sunday called for an end to the plundering of the Amazon basin, as he closed an assembly of Roman Catholic bishops who discussed the challenges the Church faces in the region. Reuters - Published on October 27, 2019
Pope’s Amazon synod proposes married priests, female leaders Catholic bishops from across the Amazon called Saturday for the ordination of married men as priests to address the clergy shortage in the region, a historic proposal that would upend centuries of.. WorldNews - Published on October 27, 2019	Vatican synod proposes ordaining married men as priests in the Amazon An assembly of Roman Catholic bishops from the Amazon on Saturday proposed that married men in the remote area be allowed to be ordained priests, which could lead to a landmark change in the Church's.. Reuters - Published on October 26, 2019