More than one-third of the Amazon forest is degraded, study says

Human activity has degraded more than a third of the remaining Amazon rainforest, scientists find

The Amazon rainforest has been degraded by a much greater extent than scientists previously believed with more than a third of remaining forest affected by humans, according to a new study published on January 27 in the journal ‘Science’.

Human Activity Has Degraded Amazon Rainforest Much More Than Previously Thought: Study

With Lula in power "there is hope now, but our paper shows it is not enough to resolve deforestation," said one co-author. "There is much more work to be done."

Report reveals a third of Amazon forest degraded by human activity and drought

More than one-third of the Amazon rainforest may have been degraded by human activity and drought, researchers say, as Brazilian President Lula da Silva urged his French counterpart to attend the upcoming…

One third of Amazon rainforest ‘degraded’ by human activity and drought, study finds

Researchers examined the effects of fire, logging, drought and changes to habitat and found the damage is greater than previously known.

38% of the Amazon forests have been destroyed by humans

The study shows that more than a third of the Amazon rainforest has been degraded due to human activities.

Amazon: fires, logging, drought... A third of the forest “degraded” according to a study

American scientists are alarmed about the state of the Amazon rainforest and call for action in the journal Science. “The laws to avoid the worst consequences are known and must be