But even if there was a sure-fire way of knowing which products caused deforestation, this shouldn’t be a choice we have to make. No-one should have to check if the food they are buying is causing the ...

Deforestation of the Amazon has led to a reduction in rainfall in Brazil, throwing the ecosystem off balance and causing a loop of ... culprit behind the extended fire season, Guachalla said.

The likely cause was ... growth and deforestation, the ascending lines follow a strikingly similar trajectory. Since the emergence of agriculture, humans have deliberately set fire to forests ...