Things aren't as bad as they seem.

Driven by stronger enforcement and satellite monitoring, deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell 23.5% in 2025 compared to 2024, with a 21% nationwide drop. On Indigenous lands, clear-cutting hit its lowest level since 2016 — though increases on some territories show the gains remain uneven.
Brazil cuts Amazon deforestation by 23% in a year
Brazil cuts Amazon deforestation by 23% in a year

12.06.2026

Heading layer
Brazil cuts Amazon deforestation by 23% in a year
previous arrow
next arrow

Most Read

Nigeria passed a sweeping new wildlife bill replacing outdated, contradictory laws with a single framework covering elephants, pangolins, sea turtles, and primates. Between 2012 and 2021, only 11 wildlife cases reached court and just 3 ended in convictions. The new law enables financial and phone record investigations to pursue trafficking network organizers, not just couriers.
Nigeria overhauls wildlife law to target trafficking networks across three continents
blank
US weather service now issues storm warnings in multiple languages
A Cornell University political scientist has statistically debunked two decades of influential U.S. research claiming politicians ignore ordinary voters. The flawed studies used selective data and triggered Simpson's paradox. The real gap in political influence, the new analysis finds, lies between the general public and the ultra-wealthy — not between middle- and upper-income groups.
Your vote counts more than you think, says Cornell study
blank
Europe has removed a record number of dams to revive rivers

Keep your media diet healthy!

We don’t spam! Read our privacy policy for more info.