Brazil fires drive acceleration in Amazon deforestation: report / Photo: © AFP/File
-
Madagascar protests reignite, UN says at least 22 dead
-
Taliban shut down communications across Afghanistan
-
Serbia arrests 11 accused of stirring Jewish-Muslim hate in France, Germany
-
J.K. Rowling attacks 'ignorant' Harry Potter star Emma Watson
-
Electronic Arts to be bought by Saudi-led consortium for $55 bn
-
N.Korea vows at UN never to give up nuclear
-
Hamilton reveals 'hardest decision' over dog's death
-
Springsteen denounces 'hatred' in America at biopic premiere
-
Stock markets shrug off US government shutdown fears
-
UK's Labour plans tougher rules on migrants to halt hard right
-
Trump 'very confident' of Gaza deal as he hosts Netanyahu
-
'High chance' of India winning Women's Cricket World Cup: captain Kaur
-
Trump meets Democrats in last-gasp talks before US government shutdown
-
No 'Angels': Bulgarians shake down Robbie Williams convoy
-
German music body sues OpenAI alleging copyright breaches
-
Cannabis extract relieves chronic back pain: high-quality trial
-
African players in Europe: Sarr helps sink leaders Liverpool
-
Madagascar protests reignite as police launch tear gas
-
German finds 15mn-euro winning lotto ticket in coat
-
Injury retirements hit China Open but Sinner reaches semis unscathed
-
TotalEnergies to boost output, cut $7.5 bn in costs
-
World Rugby unfazed over England dominance of women's game
-
Bruised Real Madrid still defining spirit, personality: Alonso
-
Dolly Parton scraps Vegas shows over health issues
-
Maresca says 'no panic' at Chelsea despite mini-slump
-
FIFPro sounds alarm over 'extreme' conditions at 2026 World Cup
-
Jaguar Land Rover to partly resume output after cyberattack
-
Springboks recall De Jager after Mostert withdraws
-
Alcaraz fights back in Tokyo to emulate Nadal with 10th final of season
-
England bowler Woakes retires from international cricket
-
UK plans tougher rules for migrants seeking to stay in country
-
Jailed Thai ex-PM Thaksin requests royal pardon: lawyer
-
Swiatek says may flout 'crazy' rules to protect health
-
Paris Olympics and Paralympics cost French state 6.6bn euros: audit body
-
Rooney says he has 'no faith' that Amorim can revive Man Utd
-
'Are you watching Donald Trump?': Europe's Ryder Cup golfers taunt president
-
Moldova's pro-EU party hails poll win despite 'dirty' Russian tactics
-
Typhoon Bualoi kills dozens in Vietnam and Philippines
-
Wallabies' big-man Skelton ready to impose himself against All Blacks
-
Robertson wants All Blacks to 'pressure' Wallabies in rematch
-
Sinner cruises into China Open semi-finals as Swiatek moves on
-
GSK switches CEO as Trump tariffs test pharma
-
Trump to push Netanyahu on Gaza peace plan at White House
-
Most markets track Wall St gains after US inflation data
-
Typhoon Bualoi batters Vietnam coast, killing 11
-
Germany's Lufthansa to slash 4,000 jobs by 2030
-
Moldova's pro-EU party wins key polls after Russian meddling claims
-
Mourinho Chelsea return prompts old memories, mixed feelings
-
'Predators': how reality TV explains Epstein obsession
-
Most Asian markets track Wall St higher after US inflation data
NYSE - LSE
| RBGPF | -0.57% | 76 | $ | |
| CMSC | 0.23% | 24.275 | $ | |
| NGG | -0.1% | 71.482 | $ | |
| AZN | 0.18% | 73.89 | $ | |
| RIO | 1.99% | 66.115 | $ | |
| RELX | 0.57% | 47.1 | $ | |
| RYCEF | -0.7% | 15.75 | $ | |
| BTI | -0.87% | 52.545 | $ | |
| GSK | 2.63% | 40.925 | $ | |
| SCS | 0.03% | 17.095 | $ | |
| BP | -2.68% | 34.76 | $ | |
| JRI | 0.28% | 14.06 | $ | |
| BCC | -1.17% | 76.26 | $ | |
| VOD | 0.09% | 11.45 | $ | |
| BCE | 0.65% | 23.25 | $ | |
| CMSD | -0.1% | 24.375 | $ |
Brazil fires drive acceleration in Amazon deforestation: report
A record fire season in Brazil last year caused the rate of deforestation to accelerate, in a blow to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's pledge to protect the Amazon rainforest, official figures showed Friday.
The figures released by the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), which tracks forest cover by satellite, indicated that deforestation rate between August 2024 and May 2025 rose by 9.1 percent compared to the same period in 2023-2024.
And they showed a staggering 92-percent increase in Amazon deforestation in May, compared to the year-ago period.
That development risks erasing the gains made by Brazil in 2024, when deforestation slowed in all of its ecological biomes for the first time in six years.
The report showed that beyond the Amazon, the picture was less alarming in other biomes across Brazil, host of this year's UN climate change conference.
In the Pantanal wetlands, for instance, deforestation between August 2024 and May 2025 fell by 77 percent compared to the same period in 2023-2024.
Presenting the findings, the environment ministry's executive secretary Joao Paulo Capobianco chiefly blamed the record number of fires that swept Brazil and other South American countries last year, whipped up by a severe drought.
Many of the fires were started to clear land for crops or cattle and then raged out of control.
F.Stadler--VB
