Rainforests are home to half of the world's plant and animal species. Here are the five largest rainforests in the world.

Experience South America’s landscapes through aerial footage that captures its natural diversity and cultural landmarks. From ...

2. ed. São Paulo: Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública, 2023, Copernicus Sentinel-2. South America’s most dangerous gang invades the Amazon forest© Dado Galdieri for The Washington Post ...

Wildfires have scorched millions of hectares of forest across South America so far this year. From Bolivia to Brazil, Peru to Argentina, the continent has been gripped by one of its worst fire ...

Discover fascinating animals in South America, from the largest rodent to the apex predator. Explore unique South American ...

Environmentalists warn that reconstructing BR‑319 without safeguards could increase deforestation rates fourfold. "We are knocking on the door of the collapse of the Amazon system," said Marcos ...

Drought and heat driven by climate change and other factors threaten to cause the collapse of South America's lush Amazon rainforest system, scientists said on Wednesday in a study that found that ...

South America recorded the highest number of fire outbreaks in 14 years in 2024, with Brazil at the epicenter of the crisis. In the Amazon, fire outbreaks grew out of control even amid a sharp ...

Biden's comments came during a historic trip to the Amazon rainforest in South America over the weekend, during which he declared "nobody" could reverse "the clean energy revolution" ongoing in ...

Beyond being the senior elder in the 2,000-member Marubo tribe, Varî Vãti is likely one of the oldest people still living deep in the Amazon rainforest.