The Amazon Rainforest, often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” plays an essential role in our planet’s ecosystem. Its ...

A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the ...

They’re curious about us, and we’re curious about them.” That’s how Daniel Cangussu describes the recent interaction with a ...

Hyury Potter is one of the leading environmental investigative journalists in Brazil. A freelance reporter, he recently won ...

As reported by the BBC, the state government of Pará cleared out eight miles of Amazon rainforest to build the highway. The ...

Sadly, the Amazon rainforest is a rapidly disappearing ... Brazil and working with corporations that are responsible for deforestation in the Amazon. “There are more than 300 McDonald’s ...

Tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest are being paved over ... Silvia Sardinha warned that there was a "loss" from deforestation since animals "will no longer be able to ...

See All Key Ideas Hidden within the Amazon Rainforest are rare, carbon-rich ecosystems known ... researchers found. The ...

(Source: Up to 47% of Amazon Rainforest at Risk of Collapse by Mid-Century Due to ‘Unprecedented Stress’ From Global Warming and Deforestation, Earth.org, Feb. 15, 2024) Moreover, a 2021 ...

Deforestation in the Amazon causes more rain in the wet season and less rain in the dry season, according to new research published Wednesday underscoring the rainforest's "pivotal" role in ...

February 20, 2025 Colombia deforestation rose 35% in 2024 ... targeting one of the most heavily logged regions of the Amazon rainforest in recent weeks, officials told Reuters.