August fires in the Amazon basin in the last six years. 2014. 2015. 2016. Amazon Basin. Amazon Basin. Amazon Basin. 2017. 2018. ... The maps below zoom in on the town of Apuí, in Amazonas state.

An update to one of the most comprehensive maps of the Amazon basin shows that forest cover across the world’s largest rainforest declined by about six percent between 2000 and 2010.

Environmental crime slows climate action, deters investment in nature-based solutions, and undermines the green transition. Around the world, land grabbing, illegal deforestation, illicit mining ...

Firstly, the Amazon basin is typically receiving less rainfall than it used to between June and November as climate patterns change. Secondly, hotter temperatures increase the evaporation from ...