Mercury pollution in the Amazon is caused by gold mining. Discover how tree core samples identify the concentration and ...

According to Statista, in 2021, Amazon's carbon impact was equal to 78.86 million tons of carbon dioxide. For reference, this is almost as much pollution as all of Morocco produced in a single year.

Protected Indigenous reservations in the Amazon rainforest absorb thousands of tonnes of airborne pollution each year, saving around US$2 billion annually in healthcare costs for treating ...