/tags/amazon-rainforest Amazon rainforest en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:37:18 GMT /americas/2026-06-08/colombias-presidential-runoff-could-impact-the-future-of-the-amazon-rainforest-and-fossil-fuels The upcoming Colombian presidential election between Sen. Iván Cepeda, an ally of President Gustavo Petro, and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella is shaping up as a stark choice that could impact the future of the Amazon rainforest, fossil fuel development and the rights of Indigenous communities. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:37:18 GMT /americas/2026-06-08/colombias-presidential-runoff-could-impact-the-future-of-the-amazon-rainforest-and-fossil-fuels Steven Grattan | Associated Press /americas/2025-11-06/save-the-amazon-or-drill-for-oil-brazil-says-it-can-do-both When President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil returned to power, he had an ambitious goal: restoring his country’s image as a champion of climate action. Yet three years after returning to office, Lula heads into the world’s most important climate talks with a more checkered track record. Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:15:00 GMT /americas/2025-11-06/save-the-amazon-or-drill-for-oil-brazil-says-it-can-do-both Ana Ionova | The New York Times /national-politics/2024-11-17/biden-marks-his-climate-legacy-during-amazon-visit-asserting-nobody-can-reverse-it "Some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that's underway in America, but nobody — nobody — can reverse it," Biden said. But Trump has vowed to roll back those plans. Sun, 17 Nov 2024 21:56:11 GMT /national-politics/2024-11-17/biden-marks-his-climate-legacy-during-amazon-visit-asserting-nobody-can-reverse-it Asma Khalid /npr-breaking-news/2024-04-02/gold-mining-reduced-this-amazon-rainforest-to-a-moonscape-now-miners-are-restoring-it Illegal gold mining has ravaged the Peruvian Amazon, leaving behind pollution and denuded landscapes. A group of miners are working with a U.S. charity to restore the forest. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 09:00:47 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-04-02/gold-mining-reduced-this-amazon-rainforest-to-a-moonscape-now-miners-are-restoring-it Simeon Tegel /npr-breaking-news/2023-09-06/a-cyclone-has-killed-over-20-people-in-brazil-with-more-flooding-expected The southern Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul and neighboring Santa Catarina are reeling after a devastating cyclone killed 27 people and displaced thousands. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:30:41 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2023-09-06/a-cyclone-has-killed-over-20-people-in-brazil-with-more-flooding-expected Carrie Kahn /the-south-florida-roundup/2023-08-14/amazon-summit-rainforest-brazil-climate-change-lula As Brazil and seven other South American countries held their first Amazon summit in 14 years, SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± spoke with expert Tracy Devine Guzmán about the successes and failures of the event — and the importance of the rainforest to South Florida. Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:59:31 GMT /the-south-florida-roundup/2023-08-14/amazon-summit-rainforest-brazil-climate-change-lula Ammy Galeano /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2023-08-11/back-to-school-affordability-crisis-in-broward-and-the-importance-of-the-amazon This week on the South Florida Roundup, we got AP Psyched-out for the new school year, looked into Broward facing its own cost-of-living crisis (19:22) and why protecting the Amazon rainforest matters here (35:10). Fri, 11 Aug 2023 22:13:35 GMT /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2023-08-11/back-to-school-affordability-crisis-in-broward-and-the-importance-of-the-amazon /environment/2023-08-10/brazil-amazon-summit-goals Brazil’s Amazon Summit has come to a close with a roadmap to protect tropical rainforests that has been welcomed as an important step in countering climate change. But it did not include any of the concrete commitments to end deforestation sought by some environmentalists. Thu, 10 Aug 2023 13:34:15 GMT /environment/2023-08-10/brazil-amazon-summit-goals Fabiano Maisonnave | Associated Press, David Biller /commentary/2023-08-10/amazon-rainforest-summit-brazil-barbie COMMENTARY As America boils, Brazil's Amazon summit reminds us that protecting Latin America's carbon capturer is as important as preserving the Everglades. Thu, 10 Aug 2023 12:03:00 GMT /commentary/2023-08-10/amazon-rainforest-summit-brazil-barbie Tim Padgett /environment/2023-08-08/eight-amazon-rainforest-countries-open-summit-in-belem-brazil It's been 14 years since the eight countries of the Amazon region convened in a summit of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization. Leaders will discuss serious issues they have in common including deforestation and illegal gold mining. Tue, 08 Aug 2023 14:36:53 GMT /environment/2023-08-08/eight-amazon-rainforest-countries-open-summit-in-belem-brazil Associated Press