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December 22, 2023
Latin America
Amazon Deforestation Down But Little to Show for COP28, Plus Venezuela-Guyana Tensions
Region will struggle to maintain progress on deforestation. In Dubai, pledges don’t match financial commitments for Latin America. Maduro uses self-manufactured Essequibo crisis to crack down on the …
October 19, 2022
Brazil
Deforestation in the Amazon
The Amazon rainforest absorbs more greenhouse gases than any other tropical forest. But in Brazil, deforestation has claimed nearly a fifth of its tree cover, which threatens biodiversity and contrib…
June 25, 2024
Haiti
Haiti’s Troubled Path to Development
Hobbled by foreign interventions, political instability, and natural disasters, the former French colony is paralyzed by multiple crises.
August 24, 2022
Brazil
Deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon Has Reached a Record High. What’s Being Done?
Scientists say the rain forest is approaching a critical tipping point at which the damage is irreversible.
May 8, 2024
Energy and Environment
The Push to Conserve 30 Percent of the Planet: What’s at Stake?
See how six countries are faring amid efforts to protect 30 percent of the planet’s land and waters by 2030, and what will be saved if they succeed.
June 27, 2016
Brazil
Teaching Notes: Deforestation in the Amazon
Teaching Notes for CFR's Emmy Award winning InfoGuide on Deforestation in the Amazon.
