/tags/amazon-rainforest amazon rainforest en-US Copyright Mon, 18 Nov 2019 19:03:36 GMT /news-partners/2019-11-18/amazon-rainforest-sees-biggest-spike-in-deforestation-in-over-a-decade Not since 2008 has the Amazon been destroyed at a faster rate, according to Brazilian authorities. They say an area more than 12 times the size of New York City was deforested in the span of a year. Mon, 18 Nov 2019 19:03:36 GMT /news-partners/2019-11-18/amazon-rainforest-sees-biggest-spike-in-deforestation-in-over-a-decade Colin Dwyer /news-partners/2019-08-26/sos-from-brazils-amazon-fire-protesters-we-need-the-worlds-help-right-now Protesters took to the streets across Brazil this weekend to voice outrage over the fires burning through the Amazon. Mon, 26 Aug 2019 21:24:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-08-26/sos-from-brazils-amazon-fire-protesters-we-need-the-worlds-help-right-now Catherine Osborn /2019-08-26/g-7-leaders-pledge-money-to-help-fight-amazon-rainforest-blazes-macron-says As the summit in France wrapped up, Brazil's far-right president tweeted that the international alliance treats his country "as if we were a colony or no man's land." Mon, 26 Aug 2019 08:18:00 GMT /2019-08-26/g-7-leaders-pledge-money-to-help-fight-amazon-rainforest-blazes-macron-says Scott Neuman, Merrit Kennedy /breaking-news/2016-11-30/deforestation-of-the-amazon-up-29-percent-from-last-year-study-finds Brazil's National Institute for Space Research found that more than 3,000 square miles of forest cover were lost between August 2015 and July 2016 — a substantial increase over the year before. Wed, 30 Nov 2016 20:26:00 GMT /breaking-news/2016-11-30/deforestation-of-the-amazon-up-29-percent-from-last-year-study-finds Camila Domonoske