Made from the sap of the shiringa tree, the biomaterial combats land-grabbing for deforestation, supports communities that ...

Nonprofit advocates said the loss of U.S. foreign aid would impede but not stop their efforts to protect the Amazon and the ...

As deforestation increases in the Amazon, it will decrease precipitation in California and create drier conditions in ...

The Amazon Rainforest The Amazon Rainforest is often referred to as the "lungs of the Earth," due to its vast capacity to ...

A Brazilian judge suspended a key tax law that was protecting the Amazon rainforest's deforested areas. Judge blocks law ...

A community in the Brazilian Amazon is transforming fallen trunks and dead trees into everyday items and art pieces.

Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil soared 85% in 2019, compared with the previous year, official data showed Tuesday. The 9,166 square kilometers cleared was the highest ...

Providing conditions for forest peoples to remain living there without engaging in deforestation is an important way of keeping the Amazon standing ... the health of the rainforest by spreading ...

Extreme wealth doesn’t just fund private jets and mega-yachts; it bankrolls political lobbying, media control, and corporate subsidies that entrench systems of exploitation. Without limits on wealth, ...

Study reveals how human history—from Indigenous stewardship to colonization—shaped the genetic diversity of Brazil Nut trees ...

As the apocalyptic impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation stare humanity up-close in the face worldwide, so to speak, it has become increasingly clear that ...

JBS, the world’s largest meat packer, became in 2021 the first of its peers to commit to cutting or offsetting ...