Amazon Alert: Crime and destruction in the rainforest

Amazon Alert: Crime and destruction in the rainforest

By Sky News

Sky News can reveal that deforestation in the most precious parts of the Amazon rainforest has reached record levels.

Using satellite imagery, Sky's Data and Forensics team have been able to identify changes to the forest canopy - and who is to blame.

On Sky News ClimateCast, hosts Anna Jones and Katerina Vittozzi speak to Sky News investigations journalist Kieran Devine about the exclusive investigation.

Plus tropical rainforest ecologist Erika Berenguer mourns the dangerous amounts of the Amazon that have already been destroyed and explains why we need to do more to stop deforestation if we want to solve the climate emergency.

Hosts: Anna Jones and Katerina Vittozzi
Podcast Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
Data and Forensics team: Kieran Devine, Victoria Elms, Carmen Aguilar García
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