Deforestation Escalating In Amazon

Deforestation Escalating In Amazon

Rainforest Destruction On Record Pace The illegal deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon has accelerated rapidly in the past two months, exposing the failures of the government’s forest conservation policies. Satellite data indicates that land clearance in...
Rainforests Storing Tons Of Carbon

Rainforests Storing Tons Of Carbon

Some Trees 1,000 Years Old Trees in the Amazon basin grow slower and are older than scientists thought, a discovery that has implications for computer models about climate change. Up to half of all trees greater than four inches (10 centimeters) in diameter...