World

Amazon.ae relates running a regional e-commerce giant to basketball

Syrian-born Ronaldo Mouchawar once had ambitions to be a basketball player. Ultimately, however, he followed in the footsteps of his father who was a merchant, and the man who inspired the name of his online auction site, ‘Souq.com’ in 2005.

01/11/2019

France

Why the EU growing its own soybeans could prevent fires in Amazon

Every year, 33 million tonnes of soybeans are imported into the Old Continent, mostly from Brazil and the United States.

09/10/2019

No Comment

Pope Francis set for synod on challenges facing the Amazon

He has summoned bishops, laypeople and indigenous groups to join him in discussing the environmental and sacramental challenges facing the region.

05/10/2019

World News

Selfies in the jungle: the dark side of wildlife tourism

Photographer Kirsten Luce spent months documenting animals being exploited for entertainment.

30/09/2019

World

12 million hectares have burnt, three times more than last year

Wildfires are still raging in the Amazon rainforest. 12 million hectares have burnt so far, three times more than last year. In Bolivia, over 5,000 people are fighting the blaze, but it is still out of control. Euronews Aid Zone reporter Monica Pinna recently returned from the affected area.

30/09/2019

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

Earth News

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

World

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 News

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

USA

Euroviews. 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 News

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 News

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