Peru Watch: Peru's coca farmers encouraged to switch to cacao crop Authorities are trying to persuade farmers to switch to harvesting cacao from coca, which is used to make cocaine. Peru is a major cacao exporter, but also the world's second largest producer of cocaine. 24/09/2019
Brazil Hundreds killedin Brazil's Amazon states over land says HRW report Conflicts over the use of land and resources in the Amazon have taken the lives of more than 300 people says new HRW report. 17/09/2019
Brazil Amazon fires in August triple compared to same month last year So far this year nearly 94,000 fires have been observed across Brazil with the majority recorded in the Amazon. 04/09/2019
Ideas Should we take note of Amazon India's new plastic-free pledge? The Indian unit of the largest online retailer has committed to curbing its use of single-use plastic by 2020. But is it doing enough? 04/09/2019
Good Morning Europe French firefighters mobilised to fight fires in Amazon rainforest The EU is sending firefighters, drones and experts to help Bolivia fight forest fires 04/09/2019
World Is the Amazon forest really ‘the lungs of the planet’? Many reports call the Amazon forest "the lungs of the planet" but is this exactly true? 02/09/2019
View The life-changing magic of tidying up your Netflix queue ǀ View We have reached peak streaming saturation, and viewer fatigue is setting in. There is some amazing content being produced for sure, but there is simply too much out there to absorb. 02/09/2019
no comment Amazon wildfires spread, with 72,843 detected so far this year Fires continue to consume the normally lush Amazon, killing animals and leading to respiratory illnesses according to the leader of an indigenous group in Rondonia state. 01/09/2019
Brazil Watch: Brazilian soldiers rescue animals from Amazon fires The forest is home to 1,500 species of birds, 500 species of mammals and 550 of reptiles. 30/08/2019
World Should we worry more about the wildfires in Africa or in the Amazon? These past few weeks, the world’s eyes have been set on the fires ravaging the Amazon forest in Brazil and Bolivia. 29/08/2019
The Cube Should we compare Amazon forest fires to those in central Africa? We spoke to an expert to find out whether we should be more concerned about the ecological impact in Africa than South America. 28/08/2019
no comment Bolivia battles its own vast Amazon fires On the burned ground, dead animals are found and the others are running after a wildfire raged in the area 28/08/2019
world news Peru and Colombia call for meeting to protect Amazon forest Peru and Colombia want Amazonian countries to meet on September 6 and find a solution to the fires ravaging the forest. 27/08/2019
Brazil Brazil will accept aid money as long as it decides how it's used Bolsonaro said Macron must apologise "before we talk or accept anything from France " but a spokesman later said Brazil would accept foreign aid. 27/08/2019
World Satellite images show expanding fire at South American tri-border area Satellite images show all the area consumed by wildfires at tri-border area between Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. 27/08/2019
Brazil How do you stop the Amazon wildfire? | Euronews Answers How do you stop the Amazon wildfires? 26/08/2019
no comment 'Bol$onaro is burning our future', say protesters in Rio de Janeiro Thousands took to the streets in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to demand that more be done to battle the wildfires in Brazil that have swept through parts of the Amazon region. 26/08/2019
no comment Firefighters tackle blaze in devastated Amazon rainforest Tree trunk ashes are all that remain in this barren portion of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil's state of Rondonia. 26/08/2019
France G7 countries to provide $20 million to combat Amazon fires Macron says that G7 leaders are close to a deal on tackling the Amazon fires 26/08/2019
Brazil Pope prays for rainforest As wildfires continue to rage through the Amazon Pope Francis has called on people to pray for the "lungs of our planet" 25/08/2019
Brazil Amazon fires: Six Brazilian states request military aid to fight blaze Six states in the Amazon region of Brazil have asked the military for help to combat fires in the rainforest 25/08/2019
Brazil Bolsonaro mobilises Brazilian army to combat Amazon fires Bolsonaro mobilizes Brazilian army to combat Amazon fires 24/08/2019
Brazil Amazon wildfires: Why is the South American rainforest so important? The Amazon absorbs more CO2 than it rejects and stores 90 to 140 billion metric tonnes of CO2, according to the WWF, which warned that "the release of even a portion of which would accelerate global warming significantly." 23/08/2019
Ideas Amazon fires cause activists to protest outside Brazilian Embassy We went down to the Extinction Rebellion protest in central London to speak to protestors outside the Brazilian embassy. 23/08/2019
Good Morning Europe 'Alternative G7' want climate summit pledges to be legally binding Activists gathered at the "Alternative G7" on the French-Spanish border want international deals such as the Paris Agreement to be legally-binding, in order to prevent nations from flouting their environmental commitments. 23/08/2019
France Macron calls fires in the Amazon 'an international crisis' French President Emmanuel Macron has called on members of the Group of Seven (G7) to discuss the raging wildfires ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. 22/08/2019
