Amazon Basin
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About Amazon Basin
The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about 6,300,000 km², or about 35. 5 percent that of the South American continent.
Amazon rainforest: Deforestation rate continues to fall
... Last month, President Lula hosted leaders from the eight countries that share the Amazon Basin at a summit in the city of Belém...
Amazon nations fall short of agreed goal to end deforestation
...By Christy Cooney in London & Katy Watson in Belém, BrazilBBC NewsThe eight countries that share the Amazon Basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation...
Drought robs Amazon communities of 'life-giving' river
... Such low water levels pose an existential threat to the estimated 30 million people that call the Amazon Basin home, including Mr Rufino s indigenous Ticuna people...
COP26: World leaders promise to end deforestation by 2030
... Tuntiak Katan, coordinator of the Coordination of Indigenous Communities of the Amazon Basin, welcomed the deal telling BBC News that indigenous communities are on the frontline of stopping deforestation...
Deforested parts of the Amazon, emit more CO2 than they absorb'
... results from a decade-long study of greenhouse gases over the Amazon Basin appear to show about 20% of the entire area has become a net source of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere...
World 'losing battle against deforestation'
... Globally, net deforestation continues apace Tropical forest loss accounts for more than 90% of global deforestation, with the hotspot being located in Amazon Basin nations of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru...
Are fires in the Amazon and elsewhere getting worse?
... There is a similar pattern for other areas of Brazilian forestry that are not part of the Amazon Basin...
Amazon fires: Brazil governors push Bolsonaro to accept aid
...South American countries will meet to discuss a coordinated response to the fires ravaging the Amazon Basin next week, Brazil s President Jair Bolsonaro has announced...
Amazon rainforest: Deforestation rate continues to fall
By Vanessa BuschschlüterBBC News
The rate of deforestation in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest has dropped by 66. 1% this August compared to the same month Last Year , satellite data from space research agency Inpe suggests.
The News comes after a similar fall was reported In July .
The reduction is particularly notable as August is historically one of the months when deforestation is at its highest.
The rainforest is a crucial buffer in The Fight against Climate Change .
Inpe data suggests 563 sq km (217 sq miles) of it were cleared in August 2023, down from 1,661 sq km in August Last Year .
The Brazilian environment minister said the new government of President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva had been key in bringing about The Fall .
" These results show the determination of the Lula administration to break The Cycle of abandonment and regression seen under the previous government, " Marina Silva said.
Lula came into office in January this year.
Rainforest destruction had surged under his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro , who promoted mining in indigenous lands and cut the resources of The Agency tasked with protecting The Environment .
Mr Lula's government says it is committed to stopping deforestation completely by 2030.
On Tuesday, The President announced the recognition of two new areas as protected indigenous lands as part of his efforts to safeguard the Amazon.
They are located in The States of Acre and Amazonas, in Brazil's north-west.
Almost 60% of the Amazon Rainforest is located in Brazil.
Last month, President Lula hosted leaders from The Eight countries that share the Amazon Basin at a summit in The City of Belém.
The participants agreed to The Creation of an alliance to fight deforestation but failed to negotiate a joint goal for conservation.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
