His "Green City" plan aims to halt illegal deforestation through a mix of enforcement, creation of the Amazon's only local environmental police force, and promotion of an economy that doesn't rely ...

The Amazon Rainforest, often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” plays an essential role in our planet’s ecosystem. Its dense green canopy stretches across nine countries, providing a ...

The world’s largest snake has recently been discovered in the Amazon rainforest. This new species of northern green anaconda (Eunectes akiyama) differs by as much as 5.5 percent from the ...

As Brazil prepares to host COP30, construction of a controversial highway through the Amazon rainforest has sparked criticism ...

The Amazon is the largest tropical forest on Earth. The Amazon in South America is the largest tropical forest in the world, spanning over 6.7 million square kilometres. To put its sheer size in ...

This massive achievement secures protection and sends a signal to the world that protecting nature is happening ...

The discovery, made in a remote village in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest interior, included seven urns, two of which were larger ...

Often referred to as the "Queen of the Amazon", the green anaconda can reach up to 8.8m (29ft) in length Credit: Alamy Monster snakes The green anaconda rules the rainforest.

4. Green Iguana. Although there is a vast array of animals in the Amazon, the largest and most common lizard you might encounter is the green iguana which can be as much as six feet long. Despite ...

The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest rainforest and river system, and the most biologically diverse place on earth. It covers roughly 40% of South America, spanning Brazil, Bolivia, Peru ...

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has confirmed a case of Theileriosis, caused by Theileria orientalis ...

Amazonian leaders have called on Scotland not to rely on illegal logging to build the turbines for the world’s largest ...