Presidents and ministers from six Amazon countries met in Colombia on Friday to agree measures to protect the world's biggest rainforest, under threat from wildfires and rampant deforestation.

Scientists warn that the Amazon is close to a tipping point Global warming could see parts of rainforest turn into savannah Growing recognition of indigenous role in conserving forest LIMA, Sept 9 ...

The Amazon rainforest could face a renewed surge of deforestation as efforts grow to overturn a long-standing ban that has protected it. The ban - which prohibits the sale of soya grown on land ...