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The National Institute for Space Research says there were 89,178 fires recorded throughout the year

French President Emmanuel Macron said the funds would be made available immediately to tackle the blazes

Carbon monoxide is a pollutant that can persist in the atmosphere for about a month and has implications for both air pollution and climate change

Fires have been raging across the world’s largest tropical rainforest, one of the most important carbon sinks

The rate at which trees are being chopped down has sharply accelerated since right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro came into power

Federal courts in Brazil have forced a halt to building works on what was set to be the world’s third largest hydropower plant in the world. This week the courts ruled the local indigenous population had not been properly consulted about the impact of the Belo Monte Dam which will generate 11,000 megawatts (MW) of […]